Home / 471,878,950-732,662,746

Finding the Third Proportional to 471,878,950 and 732,662,746

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 471,878,950 and 732,662,746 is: 1,137,568,648.43

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    471,878,950 : 732,662,746 = 732,662,746 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    471,878,950/732,662,746 = 732,662,746/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    471,878,950x = 732,662,746 × 732,662,746
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    471,878,950x = 536,794,699,376,260,544
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 536,794,699,376,260,544/471,878,950
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 1,137,568,648.43

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.55) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.