Home / 176,748,637,504.50-387,716,721,592.50

Finding the Third Proportional to 176,748,637,504.50 and 387,716,721,592.50

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 176,748,637,504.50 and 387,716,721,592.50 is: 850,497,397,461.46

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    176,748,637,504.50 : 387,716,721,592.50 = 387,716,721,592.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    176,748,637,504.50/387,716,721,592.50 = 387,716,721,592.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    176,748,637,504.50x = 387,716,721,592.50 × 387,716,721,592.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    176,748,637,504.50x = 150,324,256,202,436,156,325,888
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 150,324,256,202,436,156,325,888/176,748,637,504.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 850,497,397,461.46

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.