Home / 50,207,859.50-77,583,945.50

Finding the Third Proportional to 50,207,859.50 and 77,583,945.50

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 50,207,859.50 and 77,583,945.50 is: 119,886,979.04

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    50,207,859.50 : 77,583,945.50 = 77,583,945.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    50,207,859.50/77,583,945.50 = 77,583,945.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    50,207,859.50x = 77,583,945.50 × 77,583,945.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    50,207,859.50x = 6,019,268,599,346,970
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 6,019,268,599,346,970/50,207,859.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 119,886,979.04

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.