Home / 35,937,270.56-58,676,117.31

Finding the Third Proportional to 35,937,270.56 and 58,676,117.31

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 35,937,270.56 and 58,676,117.31 is: 95,802,677.53

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    35,937,270.56 : 58,676,117.31 = 58,676,117.31 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    35,937,270.56/58,676,117.31 = 58,676,117.31/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    35,937,270.56x = 58,676,117.31 × 58,676,117.31
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    35,937,270.56x = 3,442,886,742,870,262
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,442,886,742,870,262/35,937,270.56
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 95,802,677.53

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.63) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.