Home / 387,617,618-595,795,017

Finding the Third Proportional to 387,617,618 and 595,795,017

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 387,617,618 and 595,795,017 is: 915,778,039.49

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    387,617,618 : 595,795,017 = 595,795,017 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    387,617,618/595,795,017 = 595,795,017/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    387,617,618x = 595,795,017 × 595,795,017
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    387,617,618x = 354,971,702,282,030,272
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 354,971,702,282,030,272/387,617,618
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 915,778,039.49

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.54) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.