Home / 300,753,348.75-478,557,697.50

Finding the Third Proportional to 300,753,348.75 and 478,557,697.50

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 300,753,348.75 and 478,557,697.50 is: 761,479,367.69

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    300,753,348.75 : 478,557,697.50 = 478,557,697.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    300,753,348.75/478,557,697.50 = 478,557,697.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    300,753,348.75x = 478,557,697.50 × 478,557,697.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    300,753,348.75x = 229,017,469,836,501,504
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 229,017,469,836,501,504/300,753,348.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 761,479,367.69

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.59) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.