Home / 50,542,895.11-72,227,114.02

Finding the Third Proportional to 50,542,895.11 and 72,227,114.02

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 50,542,895.11 and 72,227,114.02 is: 103,214,427.82

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    50,542,895.11 : 72,227,114.02 = 72,227,114.02 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    50,542,895.11/72,227,114.02 = 72,227,114.02/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    50,542,895.11x = 72,227,114.02 × 72,227,114.02
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    50,542,895.11x = 5,216,755,999,025,949
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 5,216,755,999,025,949/50,542,895.11
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 103,214,427.82

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.43) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.