Home / 35,407,271.81-76,195,391.34

Finding the Third Proportional to 35,407,271.81 and 76,195,391.34

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 35,407,271.81 and 76,195,391.34 is: 163,970,206.26

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    35,407,271.81 : 76,195,391.34 = 76,195,391.34 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    35,407,271.81/76,195,391.34 = 76,195,391.34/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    35,407,271.81x = 76,195,391.34 × 76,195,391.34
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    35,407,271.81x = 5,805,737,662,027,212
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 5,805,737,662,027,212/35,407,271.81
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 163,970,206.26

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.