Home / 48,740,746.36-75,714,196.29

Finding the Third Proportional to 48,740,746.36 and 75,714,196.29

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 48,740,746.36 and 75,714,196.29 is: 117,614,930.99

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    48,740,746.36 : 75,714,196.29 = 75,714,196.29 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    48,740,746.36/75,714,196.29 = 75,714,196.29/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    48,740,746.36x = 75,714,196.29 × 75,714,196.29
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    48,740,746.36x = 5,732,639,519,698,609
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 5,732,639,519,698,609/48,740,746.36
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 117,614,930.99

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.55) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.