Home / 67,130,521.88-144,590,518.13

Finding the Third Proportional to 67,130,521.88 and 144,590,518.13

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 67,130,521.88 and 144,590,518.13 is: 311,429,396.76

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    67,130,521.88 : 144,590,518.13 = 144,590,518.13 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    67,130,521.88/144,590,518.13 = 144,590,518.13/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    67,130,521.88x = 144,590,518.13 × 144,590,518.13
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    67,130,521.88x = 20,906,417,931,655,952
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 20,906,417,931,655,952/67,130,521.88
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 311,429,396.76

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.