Home / 74,111,902.70-160,981,900.56

Finding the Third Proportional to 74,111,902.70 and 160,981,900.56

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 74,111,902.70 and 160,981,900.56 is: 349,676,251.23

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    74,111,902.70 : 160,981,900.56 = 160,981,900.56 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    74,111,902.70/160,981,900.56 = 160,981,900.56/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    74,111,902.70x = 160,981,900.56 × 160,981,900.56
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    74,111,902.70x = 25,915,172,307,455,756
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 25,915,172,307,455,756/74,111,902.70
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 349,676,251.23

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.