Home / 60,416,653.50-130,460,143.50

Finding the Third Proportional to 60,416,653.50 and 130,460,143.50

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 60,416,653.50 and 130,460,143.50 is: 281,707,907.61

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    60,416,653.50 : 130,460,143.50 = 130,460,143.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    60,416,653.50/130,460,143.50 = 130,460,143.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    60,416,653.50x = 130,460,143.50 × 130,460,143.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    60,416,653.50x = 17,019,849,042,040,592
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 17,019,849,042,040,592/60,416,653.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 281,707,907.61

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.