Home / 38,227,063,799.25-53,151,676,622.30

Finding the Third Proportional to 38,227,063,799.25 and 53,151,676,622.30

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 38,227,063,799.25 and 53,151,676,622.30 is: 73,903,157,788.87

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    38,227,063,799.25 : 53,151,676,622.30 = 53,151,676,622.30 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    38,227,063,799.25/53,151,676,622.30 = 53,151,676,622.30/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    38,227,063,799.25x = 53,151,676,622.30 × 53,151,676,622.30
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    38,227,063,799.25x = 2,825,100,727,761,020,387,328
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,825,100,727,761,020,387,328/38,227,063,799.25
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 73,903,157,788.87

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.39) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.