Home / 78,746,102-123,280,245

Finding the Third Proportional to 78,746,102 and 123,280,245

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 78,746,102 and 123,280,245 is: 193,000,268.22

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    78,746,102 : 123,280,245 = 123,280,245 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    78,746,102/123,280,245 = 123,280,245/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    78,746,102x = 123,280,245 × 123,280,245
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    78,746,102x = 15,198,018,807,260,024
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 15,198,018,807,260,024/78,746,102
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 193,000,268.22

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.57) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.