Home / 49,235,800-113,971,962

Finding the Third Proportional to 49,235,800 and 113,971,962

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 49,235,800 and 113,971,962 is: 263,824,455.42

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    49,235,800 : 113,971,962 = 113,971,962 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    49,235,800/113,971,962 = 113,971,962/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    49,235,800x = 113,971,962 × 113,971,962
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    49,235,800x = 12,989,608,122,129,444
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 12,989,608,122,129,444/49,235,800
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 263,824,455.42

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.31) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.