Home / 60,288,876-130,785,849

Finding the Third Proportional to 60,288,876 and 130,785,849

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 60,288,876 and 130,785,849 is: 283,716,324.36

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    60,288,876 : 130,785,849 = 130,785,849 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    60,288,876/130,785,849 = 130,785,849/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    60,288,876x = 130,785,849 × 130,785,849
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    60,288,876x = 17,104,938,298,650,800
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 17,104,938,298,650,800/60,288,876
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 283,716,324.36

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.17) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.