Home / 72,753,360-109,885,374

Finding the Third Proportional to 72,753,360 and 109,885,374

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 72,753,360 and 109,885,374 is: 165,968,903.97

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    72,753,360 : 109,885,374 = 109,885,374 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    72,753,360/109,885,374 = 109,885,374/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    72,753,360x = 109,885,374 × 109,885,374
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    72,753,360x = 12,074,795,419,119,876
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 12,074,795,419,119,876/72,753,360
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 165,968,903.97

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.51) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.