Home / 54,418,890.75-118,403,355

Finding the Third Proportional to 54,418,890.75 and 118,403,355

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 54,418,890.75 and 118,403,355 is: 257,619,262.03

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    54,418,890.75 : 118,403,355 = 118,403,355 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    54,418,890.75/118,403,355 = 118,403,355/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    54,418,890.75x = 118,403,355 × 118,403,355
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    54,418,890.75x = 14,019,354,475,256,024
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 14,019,354,475,256,024/54,418,890.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 257,619,262.03

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.18) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.