Home / 42,980,322.94-60,758,700.75

Finding the Third Proportional to 42,980,322.94 and 60,758,700.75

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 42,980,322.94 and 60,758,700.75 is: 85,890,925.53

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    42,980,322.94 : 60,758,700.75 = 60,758,700.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    42,980,322.94/60,758,700.75 = 60,758,700.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    42,980,322.94x = 60,758,700.75 × 60,758,700.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    42,980,322.94x = 3,691,619,716,828,050.50
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,691,619,716,828,050.50/42,980,322.94
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 85,890,925.53

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.41) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.