Home / 85,290,373-124,736,826

Finding the Third Proportional to 85,290,373 and 124,736,826

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 85,290,373 and 124,736,826 is: 182,427,104.18

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    85,290,373 : 124,736,826 = 124,736,826 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    85,290,373/124,736,826 = 124,736,826/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    85,290,373x = 124,736,826 × 124,736,826
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    85,290,373x = 15,559,275,760,554,276
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 15,559,275,760,554,276/85,290,373
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 182,427,104.18

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.46) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.