Home / 36,513,645.75-77,101,652.25

Finding the Third Proportional to 36,513,645.75 and 77,101,652.25

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 36,513,645.75 and 77,101,652.25 is: 162,806,661.94

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    36,513,645.75 : 77,101,652.25 = 77,101,652.25 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    36,513,645.75/77,101,652.25 = 77,101,652.25/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    36,513,645.75x = 77,101,652.25 × 77,101,652.25
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    36,513,645.75x = 5,944,664,779,679,930
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 5,944,664,779,679,930/36,513,645.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 162,806,661.94

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.11) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.