Home / 3,849,538,804,076.40-8,257,901,065,269.60

Finding the Third Proportional to 3,849,538,804,076.40 and 8,257,901,065,269.60

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 3,849,538,804,076.40 and 8,257,901,065,269.60 is: 17,714,571,400,493.25

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    3,849,538,804,076.40 : 8,257,901,065,269.60 = 8,257,901,065,269.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    3,849,538,804,076.40/8,257,901,065,269.60 = 8,257,901,065,269.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    3,849,538,804,076.40x = 8,257,901,065,269.60 × 8,257,901,065,269.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    3,849,538,804,076.40x = 68,192,930,003,780,791,707,893,760
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 68,192,930,003,780,791,707,893,760/3,849,538,804,076.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 17,714,571,400,493.25

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.