Home / 117,960,448.50-176,940,687.94

Finding the Third Proportional to 117,960,448.50 and 176,940,687.94

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 117,960,448.50 and 176,940,687.94 is: 265,411,054.69

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    117,960,448.50 : 176,940,687.94 = 176,940,687.94 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    117,960,448.50/176,940,687.94 = 176,940,687.94/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    117,960,448.50x = 176,940,687.94 × 176,940,687.94
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    117,960,448.50x = 31,308,007,047,795,760
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 31,308,007,047,795,760/117,960,448.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 265,411,054.69

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.