Home / 271,762,743,318.75-591,238,912,758.75

Finding the Third Proportional to 271,762,743,318.75 and 591,238,912,758.75

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 271,762,743,318.75 and 591,238,912,758.75 is: 1,286,281,731,231.08

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    271,762,743,318.75 : 591,238,912,758.75 = 591,238,912,758.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    271,762,743,318.75/591,238,912,758.75 = 591,238,912,758.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    271,762,743,318.75x = 591,238,912,758.75 × 591,238,912,758.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    271,762,743,318.75x = 349,563,451,960,148,818,395,136
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 349,563,451,960,148,818,395,136/271,762,743,318.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 1,286,281,731,231.08

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.18) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.