Home / 39,752,908.50-85,888,562.25

Finding the Third Proportional to 39,752,908.50 and 85,888,562.25

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 39,752,908.50 and 85,888,562.25 is: 185,567,431.51

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    39,752,908.50 : 85,888,562.25 = 85,888,562.25 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    39,752,908.50/85,888,562.25 = 85,888,562.25/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    39,752,908.50x = 85,888,562.25 × 85,888,562.25
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    39,752,908.50x = 7,376,845,125,372,125
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 7,376,845,125,372,125/39,752,908.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 185,567,431.51

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.