Home / 51,164,494-78,722,896

Finding the Third Proportional to 51,164,494 and 78,722,896

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 51,164,494 and 78,722,896 is: 121,124,902.64

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    51,164,494 : 78,722,896 = 78,722,896 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    51,164,494/78,722,896 = 78,722,896/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    51,164,494x = 78,722,896 × 78,722,896
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    51,164,494x = 6,197,294,354,626,816
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 6,197,294,354,626,816/51,164,494
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 121,124,902.64

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.54) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.