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Finding the Third Proportional to 54,145,773 and 88,884,823.50

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Solution

The third proportional to 54,145,773 and 88,884,823.50 is: 145,911,885.84

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    54,145,773 : 88,884,823.50 = 88,884,823.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    54,145,773/88,884,823.50 = 88,884,823.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    54,145,773x = 88,884,823.50 × 88,884,823.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    54,145,773x = 7,900,511,848,626,152
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 7,900,511,848,626,152/54,145,773
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 145,911,885.84

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