Home / 58,737,526-124,477,047

Finding the Third Proportional to 58,737,526 and 124,477,047

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 58,737,526 and 124,477,047 is: 263,792,779.25

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    58,737,526 : 124,477,047 = 124,477,047 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    58,737,526/124,477,047 = 124,477,047/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    58,737,526x = 124,477,047 × 124,477,047
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    58,737,526x = 15,494,535,229,840,208
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 15,494,535,229,840,208/58,737,526
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 263,792,779.25

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.12) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.