Home / 126,252,534-271,680,684

Finding the Third Proportional to 126,252,534 and 271,680,684

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 126,252,534 and 271,680,684 is: 584,625,050.45

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    126,252,534 : 271,680,684 = 271,680,684 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    126,252,534/271,680,684 = 271,680,684/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    126,252,534x = 271,680,684 × 271,680,684
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    126,252,534x = 73,810,394,058,707,856
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 73,810,394,058,707,856/126,252,534
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 584,625,050.45

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.