Home / 78,426,514-118,648,441

Finding the Third Proportional to 78,426,514 and 118,648,441

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 78,426,514 and 118,648,441 is: 179,498,639.35

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    78,426,514 : 118,648,441 = 118,648,441 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    78,426,514/118,648,441 = 118,648,441/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    78,426,514x = 118,648,441 × 118,648,441
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    78,426,514x = 14,077,452,551,730,480
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 14,077,452,551,730,480/78,426,514
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 179,498,639.35

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 39,213,257 and 59,324,220.50
Half scale
Find third proportional to 156,853,028 and 237,296,882
Double scale
Find third proportional to 78,426,516 and 118,648,444
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 117,639,771 and 177,972,661.50
1.5x scale

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.