Home / 34,999,924-54,779,546

Finding the Third Proportional to 34,999,924 and 54,779,546

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 34,999,924 and 54,779,546 is: 85,737,290.74

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    34,999,924 : 54,779,546 = 54,779,546 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    34,999,924/54,779,546 = 54,779,546/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    34,999,924x = 54,779,546 × 54,779,546
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    34,999,924x = 3,000,798,659,966,116
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,000,798,659,966,116/34,999,924
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 85,737,290.74

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.57) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.