Home / 37,654,432-82,214,144

Finding the Third Proportional to 37,654,432 and 82,214,144

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 37,654,432 and 82,214,144 is: 179,505,176.81

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    37,654,432 : 82,214,144 = 82,214,144 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    37,654,432/82,214,144 = 82,214,144/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    37,654,432x = 82,214,144 × 82,214,144
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    37,654,432x = 6,759,165,473,652,736
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 6,759,165,473,652,736/37,654,432
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 179,505,176.81

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.