Home / 125,274,980-191,656,398

Finding the Third Proportional to 125,274,980 and 191,656,398

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 125,274,980 and 191,656,398 is: 293,212,378.84

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    125,274,980 : 191,656,398 = 191,656,398 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    125,274,980/191,656,398 = 191,656,398/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    125,274,980x = 191,656,398 × 191,656,398
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    125,274,980x = 36,732,174,894,334,400
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 36,732,174,894,334,400/125,274,980
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 293,212,378.84

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.53) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.