Home / 38,941,271-83,094,628.50

Finding the Third Proportional to 38,941,271 and 83,094,628.50

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 38,941,271 and 83,094,628.50 is: 177,311,040.66

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    38,941,271 : 83,094,628.50 = 83,094,628.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    38,941,271/83,094,628.50 = 83,094,628.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    38,941,271x = 83,094,628.50 × 83,094,628.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    38,941,271x = 6,904,717,285,553,012
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 6,904,717,285,553,012/38,941,271
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 177,311,040.66

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.13) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.