Home / 88,986,985-137,714,437.50

Finding the Third Proportional to 88,986,985 and 137,714,437.50

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 88,986,985 and 137,714,437.50 is: 213,124,046.13

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    88,986,985 : 137,714,437.50 = 137,714,437.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    88,986,985/137,714,437.50 = 137,714,437.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    88,986,985x = 137,714,437.50 × 137,714,437.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    88,986,985x = 18,965,266,295,941,408
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 18,965,266,295,941,408/88,986,985
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 213,124,046.13

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.55) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.