Home / 89,098,654.50-141,774,873.75

Finding the Third Proportional to 89,098,654.50 and 141,774,873.75

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 89,098,654.50 and 141,774,873.75 is: 225,593,921.03

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    89,098,654.50 : 141,774,873.75 = 141,774,873.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    89,098,654.50/141,774,873.75 = 141,774,873.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    89,098,654.50x = 141,774,873.75 × 141,774,873.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    89,098,654.50x = 20,100,114,826,828,440
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 20,100,114,826,828,440/89,098,654.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 225,593,921.03

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.59) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.