Home / 51,988,220-112,645,504

Finding the Third Proportional to 51,988,220 and 112,645,504

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 51,988,220 and 112,645,504 is: 244,074,707.14

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    51,988,220 : 112,645,504 = 112,645,504 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    51,988,220/112,645,504 = 112,645,504/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    51,988,220x = 112,645,504 × 112,645,504
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    51,988,220x = 12,689,009,571,414,016
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 12,689,009,571,414,016/51,988,220
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 244,074,707.14

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.17) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.