Home / 82,837,739-129,664,817

Finding the Third Proportional to 82,837,739 and 129,664,817

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 82,837,739 and 129,664,817 is: 202,962,622.72

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    82,837,739 : 129,664,817 = 129,664,817 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    82,837,739/129,664,817 = 129,664,817/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    82,837,739x = 129,664,817 × 129,664,817
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    82,837,739x = 16,812,964,767,643,488
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 16,812,964,767,643,488/82,837,739
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 202,962,622.72

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.