Home / 56,330,290.50-118,713,103.50

Finding the Third Proportional to 56,330,290.50 and 118,713,103.50

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 56,330,290.50 and 118,713,103.50 is: 250,181,577.58

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    56,330,290.50 : 118,713,103.50 = 118,713,103.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    56,330,290.50/118,713,103.50 = 118,713,103.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    56,330,290.50x = 118,713,103.50 × 118,713,103.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    56,330,290.50x = 14,092,800,942,601,712
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 14,092,800,942,601,712/56,330,290.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 250,181,577.58

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.11) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.