Home / 55,781,670.25-120,526,486

Finding the Third Proportional to 55,781,670.25 and 120,526,486

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 55,781,670.25 and 120,526,486 is: 260,419,484.79

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    55,781,670.25 : 120,526,486 = 120,526,486 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    55,781,670.25/120,526,486 = 120,526,486/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    55,781,670.25x = 120,526,486 × 120,526,486
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    55,781,670.25x = 14,526,633,827,508,196
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 14,526,633,827,508,196/55,781,670.25
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 260,419,484.79

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.16) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.