Home / 42,561,464-66,037,872

Finding the Third Proportional to 42,561,464 and 66,037,872

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 42,561,464 and 66,037,872 is: 102,463,593.32

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    42,561,464 : 66,037,872 = 66,037,872 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    42,561,464/66,037,872 = 66,037,872/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    42,561,464x = 66,037,872 × 66,037,872
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    42,561,464x = 4,361,000,538,288,384
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,361,000,538,288,384/42,561,464
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 102,463,593.32

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 21,280,732 and 33,018,936
Half scale
Find third proportional to 85,122,928 and 132,075,744
Double scale
Find third proportional to 42,561,466 and 66,037,875
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 63,842,196 and 99,056,808
1.5x scale

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.55) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.