Home / 58,016,661-87,025,002

Finding the Third Proportional to 58,016,661 and 87,025,002

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 58,016,661 and 87,025,002 is: 130,537,518.75

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    58,016,661 : 87,025,002 = 87,025,002 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    58,016,661/87,025,002 = 87,025,002/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    58,016,661x = 87,025,002 × 87,025,002
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    58,016,661x = 7,573,350,973,100,004
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 7,573,350,973,100,004/58,016,661
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 130,537,518.75

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.50) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.