Home / 34,065,915.75-74,726,519.06

Finding the Third Proportional to 34,065,915.75 and 74,726,519.06

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 34,065,915.75 and 74,726,519.06 is: 163,919,053.06

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    34,065,915.75 : 74,726,519.06 = 74,726,519.06 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    34,065,915.75/74,726,519.06 = 74,726,519.06/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    34,065,915.75x = 74,726,519.06 × 74,726,519.06
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    34,065,915.75x = 5,584,052,651,198,176
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 5,584,052,651,198,176/34,065,915.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 163,919,053.06

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.19) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.