Home / 3,016,861,555.50-6,494,793,498

Finding the Third Proportional to 3,016,861,555.50 and 6,494,793,498

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 3,016,861,555.50 and 6,494,793,498 is: 13,982,193,682.29

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    3,016,861,555.50 : 6,494,793,498 = 6,494,793,498 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    3,016,861,555.50/6,494,793,498 = 6,494,793,498/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    3,016,861,555.50x = 6,494,793,498 × 6,494,793,498
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    3,016,861,555.50x = 42,182,342,581,663,072,256
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 42,182,342,581,663,072,256/3,016,861,555.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 13,982,193,682.29

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.15) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.