Home / 172,333,458,473.25-377,130,762,909.75

Finding the Third Proportional to 172,333,458,473.25 and 377,130,762,909.75

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 172,333,458,473.25 and 377,130,762,909.75 is: 825,304,694,705.97

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    172,333,458,473.25 : 377,130,762,909.75 = 377,130,762,909.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    172,333,458,473.25/377,130,762,909.75 = 377,130,762,909.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    172,333,458,473.25x = 377,130,762,909.75 × 377,130,762,909.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    172,333,458,473.25x = 142,227,612,332,890,064,420,864
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 142,227,612,332,890,064,420,864/172,333,458,473.25
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 825,304,694,705.97

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.