Home / 43,192,285.50-61,115,761.50

Finding the Third Proportional to 43,192,285.50 and 61,115,761.50

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 43,192,285.50 and 61,115,761.50 is: 86,476,931.25

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    43,192,285.50 : 61,115,761.50 = 61,115,761.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    43,192,285.50/61,115,761.50 = 61,115,761.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    43,192,285.50x = 61,115,761.50 × 61,115,761.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    43,192,285.50x = 3,735,136,303,724,882
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,735,136,303,724,882/43,192,285.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 86,476,931.25

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.