Home / 116,632,772.86-250,574,164.22

Finding the Third Proportional to 116,632,772.86 and 250,574,164.22

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 116,632,772.86 and 250,574,164.22 is: 538,334,211.17

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    116,632,772.86 : 250,574,164.22 = 250,574,164.22 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    116,632,772.86/250,574,164.22 = 250,574,164.22/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    116,632,772.86x = 250,574,164.22 × 250,574,164.22
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    116,632,772.86x = 62,787,411,773,925,096
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 62,787,411,773,925,096/116,632,772.86
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 538,334,211.17

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.15) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.