Home / 4,247,451,542-5,905,741,858

Finding the Third Proportional to 4,247,451,542 and 5,905,741,858

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 4,247,451,542 and 5,905,741,858 is: 8,211,461,990.43

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    4,247,451,542 : 5,905,741,858 = 5,905,741,858 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    4,247,451,542/5,905,741,858 = 5,905,741,858/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    4,247,451,542x = 5,905,741,858 × 5,905,741,858
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    4,247,451,542x = 34,877,786,893,333,291,008
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 34,877,786,893,333,291,008/4,247,451,542
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 8,211,461,990.43

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.39) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.