Home / 36,363,271.50-78,494,863.50

Finding the Third Proportional to 36,363,271.50 and 78,494,863.50

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 36,363,271.50 and 78,494,863.50 is: 169,441,399.02

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    36,363,271.50 : 78,494,863.50 = 78,494,863.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    36,363,271.50/78,494,863.50 = 78,494,863.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    36,363,271.50x = 78,494,863.50 × 78,494,863.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    36,363,271.50x = 6,161,443,595,883,632
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 6,161,443,595,883,632/36,363,271.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 169,441,399.02

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.16) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.