Home / 453,144,159-699,733,842.75

Finding the Third Proportional to 453,144,159 and 699,733,842.75

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 453,144,159 and 699,733,842.75 is: 1,080,511,446.45

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    453,144,159 : 699,733,842.75 = 699,733,842.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    453,144,159/699,733,842.75 = 699,733,842.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    453,144,159x = 699,733,842.75 × 699,733,842.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    453,144,159x = 489,627,450,689,681,728
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 489,627,450,689,681,728/453,144,159
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 1,080,511,446.45

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.54) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.