Home / 181,115,877-282,435,484.50

Finding the Third Proportional to 181,115,877 and 282,435,484.50

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 181,115,877 and 282,435,484.50 is: 440,435,174.57

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    181,115,877 : 282,435,484.50 = 282,435,484.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    181,115,877/282,435,484.50 = 282,435,484.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    181,115,877x = 282,435,484.50 × 282,435,484.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    181,115,877x = 79,769,802,904,749,744
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 79,769,802,904,749,744/181,115,877
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 440,435,174.57

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.56) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.