Home / 60,523,178-125,352,868

Finding the Third Proportional to 60,523,178 and 125,352,868

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 60,523,178 and 125,352,868 is: 259,625,188.81

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    60,523,178 : 125,352,868 = 125,352,868 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    60,523,178/125,352,868 = 125,352,868/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    60,523,178x = 125,352,868 × 125,352,868
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    60,523,178x = 15,713,341,515,825,424
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 15,713,341,515,825,424/60,523,178
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 259,625,188.81

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.07) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.