Home / 36,623,379,781.12-78,545,797,230.38

Finding the Third Proportional to 36,623,379,781.12 and 78,545,797,230.38

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 36,623,379,781.12 and 78,545,797,230.38 is: 168,456,387,679.85

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    36,623,379,781.12 : 78,545,797,230.38 = 78,545,797,230.38 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    36,623,379,781.12/78,545,797,230.38 = 78,545,797,230.38/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    36,623,379,781.12x = 78,545,797,230.38 × 78,545,797,230.38
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    36,623,379,781.12x = 6,169,442,262,555,342,929,920
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 6,169,442,262,555,342,929,920/36,623,379,781.12
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 168,456,387,679.85

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.14) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.