Home / 356,818,599-502,486,807.50

Finding the Third Proportional to 356,818,599 and 502,486,807.50

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 356,818,599 and 502,486,807.50 is: 707,622,843.71

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    356,818,599 : 502,486,807.50 = 502,486,807.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    356,818,599/502,486,807.50 = 502,486,807.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    356,818,599x = 502,486,807.50 × 502,486,807.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    356,818,599x = 252,492,991,711,542,048
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 252,492,991,711,542,048/356,818,599
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 707,622,843.71

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.41) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.