Home / 133,038,134-284,462,011.50

Finding the Third Proportional to 133,038,134 and 284,462,011.50

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 133,038,134 and 284,462,011.50 is: 608,236,402.25

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    133,038,134 : 284,462,011.50 = 284,462,011.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    133,038,134/284,462,011.50 = 284,462,011.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    133,038,134x = 284,462,011.50 × 284,462,011.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    133,038,134x = 80,918,635,986,626,128
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 80,918,635,986,626,128/133,038,134
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 608,236,402.25

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.14) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.