Home / 169,824,482-371,446,516

Finding the Third Proportional to 169,824,482 and 371,446,516

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 169,824,482 and 371,446,516 is: 812,441,837.74

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    169,824,482 : 371,446,516 = 371,446,516 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    169,824,482/371,446,516 = 371,446,516/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    169,824,482x = 371,446,516 × 371,446,516
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    169,824,482x = 137,972,514,248,538,256
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 137,972,514,248,538,256/169,824,482
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 812,441,837.74

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.19) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.