Home / 288,552,818.25-585,134,956.13

Finding the Third Proportional to 288,552,818.25 and 585,134,956.13

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 288,552,818.25 and 585,134,956.13 is: 1,186,551,976.71

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    288,552,818.25 : 585,134,956.13 = 585,134,956.13 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    288,552,818.25/585,134,956.13 = 585,134,956.13/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    288,552,818.25x = 585,134,956.13 × 585,134,956.13
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    288,552,818.25x = 342,382,916,879,405,696
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 342,382,916,879,405,696/288,552,818.25
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 1,186,551,976.71

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.03) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.