Home / 40,084,148.25-85,837,000.50

Finding the Third Proportional to 40,084,148.25 and 85,837,000.50

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 40,084,148.25 and 85,837,000.50 is: 183,813,077.65

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    40,084,148.25 : 85,837,000.50 = 85,837,000.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    40,084,148.25/85,837,000.50 = 85,837,000.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    40,084,148.25x = 85,837,000.50 × 85,837,000.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    40,084,148.25x = 7,367,990,654,837,000
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 7,367,990,654,837,000/40,084,148.25
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 183,813,077.65

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.14) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.