Home / 114,757,360-172,472,365

Finding the Third Proportional to 114,757,360 and 172,472,365

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 114,757,360 and 172,472,365 is: 259,214,020.68

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    114,757,360 : 172,472,365 = 172,472,365 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    114,757,360/172,472,365 = 172,472,365/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    114,757,360x = 172,472,365 × 172,472,365
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    114,757,360x = 29,746,716,688,693,224
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 29,746,716,688,693,224/114,757,360
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 259,214,020.68

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.50) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.