Home / 3,473,259,654,517.80-5,254,560,359,978.40

Finding the Third Proportional to 3,473,259,654,517.80 and 5,254,560,359,978.40

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 3,473,259,654,517.80 and 5,254,560,359,978.40 is: 7,949,421,385,971.66

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    3,473,259,654,517.80 : 5,254,560,359,978.40 = 5,254,560,359,978.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    3,473,259,654,517.80/5,254,560,359,978.40 = 5,254,560,359,978.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    3,473,259,654,517.80x = 5,254,560,359,978.40 × 5,254,560,359,978.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    3,473,259,654,517.80x = 27,610,404,576,656,338,167,267,328
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 27,610,404,576,656,338,167,267,328/3,473,259,654,517.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 7,949,421,385,971.66

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.51) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.