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Finding the Third Proportional to 48,188,160 and 73,411,552

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Solution

The third proportional to 48,188,160 and 73,411,552 is: 111,837,761.95

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    48,188,160 : 73,411,552 = 73,411,552 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    48,188,160/73,411,552 = 73,411,552/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    48,188,160x = 73,411,552 × 73,411,552
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    48,188,160x = 5,389,255,967,048,704
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 5,389,255,967,048,704/48,188,160
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 111,837,761.95

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