Home / 87,174,762-191,353,080

Finding the Third Proportional to 87,174,762 and 191,353,080

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 87,174,762 and 191,353,080 is: 420,029,838.74

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    87,174,762 : 191,353,080 = 191,353,080 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    87,174,762/191,353,080 = 191,353,080/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    87,174,762x = 191,353,080 × 191,353,080
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    87,174,762x = 36,616,001,225,486,400
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 36,616,001,225,486,400/87,174,762
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 420,029,838.74

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.20) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.