Home / 61,712,133.75-132,711,727.50

Finding the Third Proportional to 61,712,133.75 and 132,711,727.50

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 61,712,133.75 and 132,711,727.50 is: 285,396,105.20

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    61,712,133.75 : 132,711,727.50 = 132,711,727.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    61,712,133.75/132,711,727.50 = 132,711,727.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    61,712,133.75x = 132,711,727.50 × 132,711,727.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    61,712,133.75x = 17,612,402,616,034,256
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 17,612,402,616,034,256/61,712,133.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 285,396,105.20

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.15) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.