Home / 37,858,916.81-82,351,107

Finding the Third Proportional to 37,858,916.81 and 82,351,107

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 37,858,916.81 and 82,351,107 is: 179,130,978.78

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    37,858,916.81 : 82,351,107 = 82,351,107 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    37,858,916.81/82,351,107 = 82,351,107/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    37,858,916.81x = 82,351,107 × 82,351,107
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    37,858,916.81x = 6,781,704,824,125,449
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 6,781,704,824,125,449/37,858,916.81
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 179,130,978.78

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.