Home / 64,986,481.50-142,728,195

Finding the Third Proportional to 64,986,481.50 and 142,728,195

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 64,986,481.50 and 142,728,195 is: 313,470,389.19

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    64,986,481.50 : 142,728,195 = 142,728,195 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    64,986,481.50/142,728,195 = 142,728,195/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    64,986,481.50x = 142,728,195 × 142,728,195
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    64,986,481.50x = 20,371,337,647,958,024
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 20,371,337,647,958,024/64,986,481.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 313,470,389.19

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.20) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.