Home / 82,507,561.88-174,850,305.75

Finding the Third Proportional to 82,507,561.88 and 174,850,305.75

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 82,507,561.88 and 174,850,305.75 is: 370,543,362.65

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    82,507,561.88 : 174,850,305.75 = 174,850,305.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    82,507,561.88/174,850,305.75 = 174,850,305.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    82,507,561.88x = 174,850,305.75 × 174,850,305.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    82,507,561.88x = 30,572,629,420,868,484
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 30,572,629,420,868,484/82,507,561.88
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 370,543,362.65

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.12) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.