Home / 268,412,685,491.25-416,761,864,432.88

Finding the Third Proportional to 268,412,685,491.25 and 416,761,864,432.88

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 268,412,685,491.25 and 416,761,864,432.88 is: 647,102,246,034.61

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    268,412,685,491.25 : 416,761,864,432.88 = 416,761,864,432.88 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    268,412,685,491.25/416,761,864,432.88 = 416,761,864,432.88/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    268,412,685,491.25x = 416,761,864,432.88 × 416,761,864,432.88
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    268,412,685,491.25x = 173,690,451,645,570,236,809,216
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 173,690,451,645,570,236,809,216/268,412,685,491.25
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 647,102,246,034.61

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.55) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.