Home / 36,691,337-79,839,247

Finding the Third Proportional to 36,691,337 and 79,839,247

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 36,691,337 and 79,839,247 is: 173,727,802.87

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    36,691,337 : 79,839,247 = 79,839,247 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    36,691,337/79,839,247 = 79,839,247/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    36,691,337x = 79,839,247 × 79,839,247
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    36,691,337x = 6,374,305,361,527,009
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 6,374,305,361,527,009/36,691,337
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 173,727,802.87

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.18) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.