Home / 40,908,510.56-88,306,413.75

Finding the Third Proportional to 40,908,510.56 and 88,306,413.75

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 40,908,510.56 and 88,306,413.75 is: 190,621,037.09

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    40,908,510.56 : 88,306,413.75 = 88,306,413.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    40,908,510.56/88,306,413.75 = 88,306,413.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    40,908,510.56x = 88,306,413.75 × 88,306,413.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    40,908,510.56x = 7,798,022,709,386,189
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 7,798,022,709,386,189/40,908,510.56
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 190,621,037.09

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.