Home / 78,626,305-119,038,789.50

Finding the Third Proportional to 78,626,305 and 119,038,789.50

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 78,626,305 and 119,038,789.50 is: 180,222,552.82

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    78,626,305 : 119,038,789.50 = 119,038,789.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    78,626,305/119,038,789.50 = 119,038,789.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    78,626,305x = 119,038,789.50 × 119,038,789.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    78,626,305x = 14,170,233,405,625,310
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 14,170,233,405,625,310/78,626,305
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 180,222,552.82

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.