Home / 51,829,428-119,988,353

Finding the Third Proportional to 51,829,428 and 119,988,353

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 51,829,428 and 119,988,353 is: 277,780,508.32

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    51,829,428 : 119,988,353 = 119,988,353 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    51,829,428/119,988,353 = 119,988,353/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    51,829,428x = 119,988,353 × 119,988,353
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    51,829,428x = 14,397,204,855,652,608
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 14,397,204,855,652,608/51,829,428
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 277,780,508.32

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.32) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.