Home / 34,077,956-73,352,226

Finding the Third Proportional to 34,077,956 and 73,352,226

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 34,077,956 and 73,352,226 is: 157,889,430.32

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    34,077,956 : 73,352,226 = 73,352,226 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    34,077,956/73,352,226 = 73,352,226/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    34,077,956x = 73,352,226 × 73,352,226
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    34,077,956x = 5,380,549,059,155,076
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 5,380,549,059,155,076/34,077,956
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 157,889,430.32

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.15) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.