Home / 66,612,231-99,918,346.50

Finding the Third Proportional to 66,612,231 and 99,918,346.50

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 66,612,231 and 99,918,346.50 is: 149,877,519.75

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    66,612,231 : 99,918,346.50 = 99,918,346.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    66,612,231/99,918,346.50 = 99,918,346.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    66,612,231x = 99,918,346.50 × 99,918,346.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    66,612,231x = 9,983,675,967,294,062
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 9,983,675,967,294,062/66,612,231
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 149,877,519.75

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.50) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.