Home / 33,541,762.50-50,112,087.75

Finding the Third Proportional to 33,541,762.50 and 50,112,087.75

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 33,541,762.50 and 50,112,087.75 is: 74,868,496.81

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    33,541,762.50 : 50,112,087.75 = 50,112,087.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    33,541,762.50/50,112,087.75 = 50,112,087.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    33,541,762.50x = 50,112,087.75 × 50,112,087.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    33,541,762.50x = 2,511,221,338,663,700
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,511,221,338,663,700/33,541,762.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 74,868,496.81

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.49) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.