Home / 35,813,494.13-76,736,913.75

Finding the Third Proportional to 35,813,494.13 and 76,736,913.75

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 35,813,494.13 and 76,736,913.75 is: 164,422,770.68

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    35,813,494.13 : 76,736,913.75 = 76,736,913.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    35,813,494.13/76,736,913.75 = 76,736,913.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    35,813,494.13x = 76,736,913.75 × 76,736,913.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    35,813,494.13x = 5,888,553,931,874,939
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 5,888,553,931,874,939/35,813,494.13
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 164,422,770.68

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.14) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.