Home / 48,452,258-74,474,463

Finding the Third Proportional to 48,452,258 and 74,474,463

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 48,452,258 and 74,474,463 is: 114,472,387.21

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    48,452,258 : 74,474,463 = 74,474,463 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    48,452,258/74,474,463 = 74,474,463/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    48,452,258x = 74,474,463 × 74,474,463
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    48,452,258x = 5,546,445,639,138,369
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 5,546,445,639,138,369/48,452,258
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 114,472,387.21

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.