Home / 199,836,720-299,755,059.75

Finding the Third Proportional to 199,836,720 and 299,755,059.75

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 199,836,720 and 299,755,059.75 is: 449,632,559.25

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    199,836,720 : 299,755,059.75 = 299,755,059.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    199,836,720/299,755,059.75 = 299,755,059.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    199,836,720x = 299,755,059.75 × 299,755,059.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    199,836,720x = 89,853,095,845,726,064
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 89,853,095,845,726,064/199,836,720
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 449,632,559.25

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.50) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.