Home / 167,345,002.69-361,579,443.75

Finding the Third Proportional to 167,345,002.69 and 361,579,443.75

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 167,345,002.69 and 361,579,443.75 is: 781,258,430.45

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    167,345,002.69 : 361,579,443.75 = 361,579,443.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    167,345,002.69/361,579,443.75 = 361,579,443.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    167,345,002.69x = 361,579,443.75 × 361,579,443.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    167,345,002.69x = 130,739,694,142,559,408
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 130,739,694,142,559,408/167,345,002.69
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 781,258,430.45

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.16) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.