Home / 47,618,672.63-71,242,680.94

Finding the Third Proportional to 47,618,672.63 and 71,242,680.94

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 47,618,672.63 and 71,242,680.94 is: 106,586,750.69

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    47,618,672.63 : 71,242,680.94 = 71,242,680.94 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    47,618,672.63/71,242,680.94 = 71,242,680.94/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    47,618,672.63x = 71,242,680.94 × 71,242,680.94
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    47,618,672.63x = 5,075,519,587,162,426
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 5,075,519,587,162,426/47,618,672.63
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 106,586,750.69

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.50) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.