Home / 165,015,087.75-349,700,539.50

Finding the Third Proportional to 165,015,087.75 and 349,700,539.50

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 165,015,087.75 and 349,700,539.50 is: 741,086,581.80

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    165,015,087.75 : 349,700,539.50 = 349,700,539.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    165,015,087.75/349,700,539.50 = 349,700,539.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    165,015,087.75x = 349,700,539.50 × 349,700,539.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    165,015,087.75x = 122,290,467,326,591,056
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 122,290,467,326,591,056/165,015,087.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 741,086,581.80

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.12) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.