Home / 178,885,543.50-268,517,652.75

Finding the Third Proportional to 178,885,543.50 and 268,517,652.75

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 178,885,543.50 and 268,517,652.75 is: 403,060,685.78

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    178,885,543.50 : 268,517,652.75 = 268,517,652.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    178,885,543.50/268,517,652.75 = 268,517,652.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    178,885,543.50x = 268,517,652.75 × 268,517,652.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    178,885,543.50x = 72,101,729,838,369,584
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 72,101,729,838,369,584/178,885,543.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 403,060,685.78

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.50) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.