Home / 33,012,223,130-72,509,786,428

Finding the Third Proportional to 33,012,223,130 and 72,509,786,428

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 33,012,223,130 and 72,509,786,428 is: 159,264,315,739.35

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    33,012,223,130 : 72,509,786,428 = 72,509,786,428 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    33,012,223,130/72,509,786,428 = 72,509,786,428/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    33,012,223,130x = 72,509,786,428 × 72,509,786,428
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    33,012,223,130x = 5,257,669,127,834,173,440,000
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 5,257,669,127,834,173,440,000/33,012,223,130
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 159,264,315,739.35

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.20) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.