Home / 37,040,403.94-79,769,913.75

Finding the Third Proportional to 37,040,403.94 and 79,769,913.75

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 37,040,403.94 and 79,769,913.75 is: 171,791,839.81

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    37,040,403.94 : 79,769,913.75 = 79,769,913.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    37,040,403.94/79,769,913.75 = 79,769,913.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    37,040,403.94x = 79,769,913.75 × 79,769,913.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    37,040,403.94x = 6,363,239,139,682,439
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 6,363,239,139,682,439/37,040,403.94
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 171,791,839.81

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.15) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.