Home / 20,756,171,352.38-30,998,243,489.06

Finding the Third Proportional to 20,756,171,352.38 and 30,998,243,489.06

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 20,756,171,352.38 and 30,998,243,489.06 is: 46,294,236,210.25

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    20,756,171,352.38 : 30,998,243,489.06 = 30,998,243,489.06 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    20,756,171,352.38/30,998,243,489.06 = 30,998,243,489.06/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    20,756,171,352.38x = 30,998,243,489.06 × 30,998,243,489.06
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    20,756,171,352.38x = 960,891,099,407,174,729,728
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 960,891,099,407,174,729,728/20,756,171,352.38
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 46,294,236,210.25

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.49) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.