Home / 44,556,039.75-70,897,420.13

Finding the Third Proportional to 44,556,039.75 and 70,897,420.13

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 44,556,039.75 and 70,897,420.13 is: 112,811,735.71

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    44,556,039.75 : 70,897,420.13 = 70,897,420.13 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    44,556,039.75/70,897,420.13 = 70,897,420.13/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    44,556,039.75x = 70,897,420.13 × 70,897,420.13
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    44,556,039.75x = 5,026,444,180,380,755
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 5,026,444,180,380,755/44,556,039.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 112,811,735.71

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.59) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.