Home / 40,276,923.94-59,660,377.56

Finding the Third Proportional to 40,276,923.94 and 59,660,377.56

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 40,276,923.94 and 59,660,377.56 is: 88,372,206.76

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    40,276,923.94 : 59,660,377.56 = 59,660,377.56 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    40,276,923.94/59,660,377.56 = 59,660,377.56/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    40,276,923.94x = 59,660,377.56 × 59,660,377.56
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    40,276,923.94x = 3,559,360,650,434,106
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,559,360,650,434,106/40,276,923.94
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 88,372,206.76

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.48) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.