Home / 33,652,223.30-73,200,666.94

Finding the Third Proportional to 33,652,223.30 and 73,200,666.94

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 33,652,223.30 and 73,200,666.94 is: 159,226,853.83

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    33,652,223.30 : 73,200,666.94 = 73,200,666.94 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    33,652,223.30/73,200,666.94 = 73,200,666.94/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    33,652,223.30x = 73,200,666.94 × 73,200,666.94
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    33,652,223.30x = 5,358,337,640,094,806
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 5,358,337,640,094,806/33,652,223.30
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 159,226,853.83

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.18) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.