Home / 141,057,792-217,875,312

Finding the Third Proportional to 141,057,792 and 217,875,312

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 141,057,792 and 217,875,312 is: 336,526,262.79

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    141,057,792 : 217,875,312 = 217,875,312 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    141,057,792/217,875,312 = 217,875,312/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    141,057,792x = 217,875,312 × 217,875,312
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    141,057,792x = 47,469,651,579,097,344
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 47,469,651,579,097,344/141,057,792
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 336,526,262.79

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.54) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.