Home / 147,830,163.75-342,217,284.75

Finding the Third Proportional to 147,830,163.75 and 342,217,284.75

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 147,830,163.75 and 342,217,284.75 is: 792,210,919.69

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    147,830,163.75 : 342,217,284.75 = 342,217,284.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    147,830,163.75/342,217,284.75 = 342,217,284.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    147,830,163.75x = 342,217,284.75 × 342,217,284.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    147,830,163.75x = 117,112,669,981,662,576
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 117,112,669,981,662,576/147,830,163.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 792,210,919.69

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.31) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.