Home / 534,079,956,350.54-720,599,260,173.46

Finding the Third Proportional to 534,079,956,350.54 and 720,599,260,173.46

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 534,079,956,350.54 and 720,599,260,173.46 is: 972,257,594,744.34

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    534,079,956,350.54 : 720,599,260,173.46 = 720,599,260,173.46 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    534,079,956,350.54/720,599,260,173.46 = 720,599,260,173.46/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    534,079,956,350.54x = 720,599,260,173.46 × 720,599,260,173.46
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    534,079,956,350.54x = 519,263,293,762,537,867,182,080
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 519,263,293,762,537,867,182,080/534,079,956,350.54
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 972,257,594,744.34

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.35) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.