Home / 133,622,147.25-279,461,409.75

Finding the Third Proportional to 133,622,147.25 and 279,461,409.75

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 133,622,147.25 and 279,461,409.75 is: 584,474,064.72

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    133,622,147.25 : 279,461,409.75 = 279,461,409.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    133,622,147.25/279,461,409.75 = 279,461,409.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    133,622,147.25x = 279,461,409.75 × 279,461,409.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    133,622,147.25x = 78,098,679,539,457,392
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 78,098,679,539,457,392/133,622,147.25
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 584,474,064.72

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.09) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.