Home / 40,348,825-83,568,668

Finding the Third Proportional to 40,348,825 and 83,568,668

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 40,348,825 and 83,568,668 is: 173,083,659.10

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    40,348,825 : 83,568,668 = 83,568,668 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    40,348,825/83,568,668 = 83,568,668/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    40,348,825x = 83,568,668 × 83,568,668
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    40,348,825x = 6,983,722,271,294,224
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 6,983,722,271,294,224/40,348,825
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 173,083,659.10

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.07) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.