Home / 48,835,722.38-106,162,836.75

Finding the Third Proportional to 48,835,722.38 and 106,162,836.75

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 48,835,722.38 and 106,162,836.75 is: 230,784,912.33

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    48,835,722.38 : 106,162,836.75 = 106,162,836.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    48,835,722.38/106,162,836.75 = 106,162,836.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    48,835,722.38x = 106,162,836.75 × 106,162,836.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    48,835,722.38x = 11,270,547,906,807,150
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 11,270,547,906,807,150/48,835,722.38
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 230,784,912.33

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.17) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.