Home / 38,202,804-82,455,552

Finding the Third Proportional to 38,202,804 and 82,455,552

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 38,202,804 and 82,455,552 is: 177,969,084.56

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    38,202,804 : 82,455,552 = 82,455,552 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    38,202,804/82,455,552 = 82,455,552/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    38,202,804x = 82,455,552 × 82,455,552
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    38,202,804x = 6,798,918,055,624,704
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 6,798,918,055,624,704/38,202,804
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 177,969,084.56

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.16) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.