Home / 50,587,847.26-110,324,329.86

Finding the Third Proportional to 50,587,847.26 and 110,324,329.86

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 50,587,847.26 and 110,324,329.86 is: 240,600,429.10

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    50,587,847.26 : 110,324,329.86 = 110,324,329.86 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    50,587,847.26/110,324,329.86 = 110,324,329.86/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    50,587,847.26x = 110,324,329.86 × 110,324,329.86
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    50,587,847.26x = 12,171,457,758,488,814
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 12,171,457,758,488,814/50,587,847.26
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 240,600,429.10

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.18) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.