Home / 36,620,088-55,401,446

Finding the Third Proportional to 36,620,088 and 55,401,446

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 36,620,088 and 55,401,446 is: 83,815,205.98

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    36,620,088 : 55,401,446 = 55,401,446 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    36,620,088/55,401,446 = 55,401,446/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    36,620,088x = 55,401,446 × 55,401,446
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    36,620,088x = 3,069,320,218,890,916
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,069,320,218,890,916/36,620,088
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 83,815,205.98

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.51) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.