Home / 46,798,904.25-104,352,117.75

Finding the Third Proportional to 46,798,904.25 and 104,352,117.75

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 46,798,904.25 and 104,352,117.75 is: 232,684,176.12

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    46,798,904.25 : 104,352,117.75 = 104,352,117.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    46,798,904.25/104,352,117.75 = 104,352,117.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    46,798,904.25x = 104,352,117.75 × 104,352,117.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    46,798,904.25x = 10,889,364,478,909,866
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 10,889,364,478,909,866/46,798,904.25
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 232,684,176.12

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.