Home / 167,883,340.50-361,275,850.50

Finding the Third Proportional to 167,883,340.50 and 361,275,850.50

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 167,883,340.50 and 361,275,850.50 is: 777,446,051.32

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    167,883,340.50 : 361,275,850.50 = 361,275,850.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    167,883,340.50/361,275,850.50 = 361,275,850.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    167,883,340.50x = 361,275,850.50 × 361,275,850.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    167,883,340.50x = 130,520,240,154,498,352
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 130,520,240,154,498,352/167,883,340.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 777,446,051.32

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.15) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.