Home / 33,260,991-49,755,862.50

Finding the Third Proportional to 33,260,991 and 49,755,862.50

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 33,260,991 and 49,755,862.50 is: 74,430,910.77

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    33,260,991 : 49,755,862.50 = 49,755,862.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    33,260,991/49,755,862.50 = 49,755,862.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    33,260,991x = 49,755,862.50 × 49,755,862.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    33,260,991x = 2,475,645,853,118,906
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,475,645,853,118,906/33,260,991
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 74,430,910.77

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.50) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.