Home / 65,993,948-96,970,132

Finding the Third Proportional to 65,993,948 and 96,970,132

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 65,993,948 and 96,970,132 is: 142,485,891.28

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    65,993,948 : 96,970,132 = 96,970,132 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    65,993,948/96,970,132 = 96,970,132/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    65,993,948x = 96,970,132 × 96,970,132
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    65,993,948x = 9,403,206,500,097,424
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 9,403,206,500,097,424/65,993,948
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 142,485,891.28

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 32,996,974 and 48,485,066
Half scale
Find third proportional to 131,987,896 and 193,940,264
Double scale
Find third proportional to 65,993,950 and 96,970,135
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 98,990,922 and 145,455,198
1.5x scale

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.47) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.