Home / 53,657,408-116,388,652

Finding the Third Proportional to 53,657,408 and 116,388,652

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 53,657,408 and 116,388,652 is: 252,459,423.95

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    53,657,408 : 116,388,652 = 116,388,652 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    53,657,408/116,388,652 = 116,388,652/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    53,657,408x = 116,388,652 × 116,388,652
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    53,657,408x = 13,546,318,314,377,104
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 13,546,318,314,377,104/53,657,408
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 252,459,423.95

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.