Home / 4,042,255,426.88-8,796,301,957.13

Finding the Third Proportional to 4,042,255,426.88 and 8,796,301,957.13

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 4,042,255,426.88 and 8,796,301,957.13 is: 19,141,523,716.31

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    4,042,255,426.88 : 8,796,301,957.13 = 8,796,301,957.13 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    4,042,255,426.88/8,796,301,957.13 = 8,796,301,957.13/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    4,042,255,426.88x = 8,796,301,957.13 × 8,796,301,957.13
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    4,042,255,426.88x = 77,374,928,120,921,112,576
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 77,374,928,120,921,112,576/4,042,255,426.88
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 19,141,523,716.31

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.18) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.