Home / 38,787,114-57,844,317

Finding the Third Proportional to 38,787,114 and 57,844,317

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 38,787,114 and 57,844,317 is: 86,264,861.29

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    38,787,114 : 57,844,317 = 57,844,317 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    38,787,114/57,844,317 = 57,844,317/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    38,787,114x = 57,844,317 × 57,844,317
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    38,787,114x = 3,345,965,009,196,489
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,345,965,009,196,489/38,787,114
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 86,264,861.29

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.49) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.