Home / 15,886,517,359.50-34,565,490,609.25

Finding the Third Proportional to 15,886,517,359.50 and 34,565,490,609.25

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 15,886,517,359.50 and 34,565,490,609.25 is: 75,206,737,513.41

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    15,886,517,359.50 : 34,565,490,609.25 = 34,565,490,609.25 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    15,886,517,359.50/34,565,490,609.25 = 34,565,490,609.25/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    15,886,517,359.50x = 34,565,490,609.25 × 34,565,490,609.25
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    15,886,517,359.50x = 1,194,773,141,058,149,941,248
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,194,773,141,058,149,941,248/15,886,517,359.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 75,206,737,513.41

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.18) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.