Home / 71,645,969-155,456,031

Finding the Third Proportional to 71,645,969 and 155,456,031

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 71,645,969 and 155,456,031 is: 337,305,474.57

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    71,645,969 : 155,456,031 = 155,456,031 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    71,645,969/155,456,031 = 155,456,031/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    71,645,969x = 155,456,031 × 155,456,031
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    71,645,969x = 24,166,577,574,272,960
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 24,166,577,574,272,960/71,645,969
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 337,305,474.57

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.17) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.