Home / 36,424,649.53-56,043,821.53

Finding the Third Proportional to 36,424,649.53 and 56,043,821.53

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 36,424,649.53 and 56,043,821.53 is: 86,230,340.50

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    36,424,649.53 : 56,043,821.53 = 56,043,821.53 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    36,424,649.53/56,043,821.53 = 56,043,821.53/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    36,424,649.53x = 56,043,821.53 × 56,043,821.53
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    36,424,649.53x = 3,140,909,931,826,601
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,140,909,931,826,601/36,424,649.53
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 86,230,340.50

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.54) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.