Home / 47,781,343.13-73,784,368.13

Finding the Third Proportional to 47,781,343.13 and 73,784,368.13

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 47,781,343.13 and 73,784,368.13 is: 113,938,466.85

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    47,781,343.13 : 73,784,368.13 = 73,784,368.13 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    47,781,343.13/73,784,368.13 = 73,784,368.13/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    47,781,343.13x = 73,784,368.13 × 73,784,368.13
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    47,781,343.13x = 5,444,132,979,605,516
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 5,444,132,979,605,516/47,781,343.13
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 113,938,466.85

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.54) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.