Home / 159,462,036-249,821,833.50

Finding the Third Proportional to 159,462,036 and 249,821,833.50

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 159,462,036 and 249,821,833.50 is: 391,384,369.97

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    159,462,036 : 249,821,833.50 = 249,821,833.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    159,462,036/249,821,833.50 = 249,821,833.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    159,462,036x = 249,821,833.50 × 249,821,833.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    159,462,036x = 62,410,948,493,301,720
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 62,410,948,493,301,720/159,462,036
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 391,384,369.97

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 79,731,018 and 124,910,916.75
Half scale
Find third proportional to 318,924,072 and 499,643,667
Double scale
Find third proportional to 159,462,038 and 249,821,837
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 239,193,054 and 374,732,750.25
1.5x scale

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.57) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.