Home / 38,304,504-53,748,898

Finding the Third Proportional to 38,304,504 and 53,748,898

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 38,304,504 and 53,748,898 is: 75,420,478.91

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    38,304,504 : 53,748,898 = 53,748,898 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    38,304,504/53,748,898 = 53,748,898/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    38,304,504x = 53,748,898 × 53,748,898
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    38,304,504x = 2,888,944,036,214,404
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,888,944,036,214,404/38,304,504
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 75,420,478.91

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.40) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.