Home / 55,388,050.59-121,199,829.19

Finding the Third Proportional to 55,388,050.59 and 121,199,829.19

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 55,388,050.59 and 121,199,829.19 is: 265,208,802.94

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    55,388,050.59 : 121,199,829.19 = 121,199,829.19 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    55,388,050.59/121,199,829.19 = 121,199,829.19/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    55,388,050.59x = 121,199,829.19 × 121,199,829.19
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    55,388,050.59x = 14,689,398,595,079,176
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 14,689,398,595,079,176/55,388,050.59
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 265,208,802.94

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.19) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.