Home / 46,787,736.38-104,333,427

Finding the Third Proportional to 46,787,736.38 and 104,333,427

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 46,787,736.38 and 104,333,427 is: 232,656,350.42

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    46,787,736.38 : 104,333,427 = 104,333,427 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    46,787,736.38/104,333,427 = 104,333,427/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    46,787,736.38x = 104,333,427 × 104,333,427
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    46,787,736.38x = 10,885,463,989,564,328
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 10,885,463,989,564,328/46,787,736.38
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 232,656,350.42

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.23) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.