Home / 3,457,402,105.50-7,439,182,800.75

Finding the Third Proportional to 3,457,402,105.50 and 7,439,182,800.75

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 3,457,402,105.50 and 7,439,182,800.75 is: 16,006,654,434.25

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    3,457,402,105.50 : 7,439,182,800.75 = 7,439,182,800.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    3,457,402,105.50/7,439,182,800.75 = 7,439,182,800.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    3,457,402,105.50x = 7,439,182,800.75 × 7,439,182,800.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    3,457,402,105.50x = 55,341,440,742,974,611,456
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 55,341,440,742,974,611,456/3,457,402,105.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 16,006,654,434.25

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.