Home / 1,049,464,657.50-2,296,626,337.50

Finding the Third Proportional to 1,049,464,657.50 and 2,296,626,337.50

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 1,049,464,657.50 and 2,296,626,337.50 is: 5,025,888,672.29

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    1,049,464,657.50 : 2,296,626,337.50 = 2,296,626,337.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    1,049,464,657.50/2,296,626,337.50 = 2,296,626,337.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    1,049,464,657.50x = 2,296,626,337.50 × 2,296,626,337.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    1,049,464,657.50x = 5,274,492,534,098,663,424
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 5,274,492,534,098,663,424/1,049,464,657.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 5,025,888,672.29

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.19) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.