Home / 168,208,542-245,926,770.75

Finding the Third Proportional to 168,208,542 and 245,926,770.75

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 168,208,542 and 245,926,770.75 is: 359,553,539.03

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    168,208,542 : 245,926,770.75 = 245,926,770.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    168,208,542/245,926,770.75 = 245,926,770.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    168,208,542x = 245,926,770.75 × 245,926,770.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    168,208,542x = 60,479,976,571,523,056
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 60,479,976,571,523,056/168,208,542
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 359,553,539.03

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.46) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.