Home / 10,106-20,066

Finding the Third Proportional to 10,106 and 20,066

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 10,106 and 20,066 is: 39,842.11

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    10,106 : 20,066 = 20,066 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    10,106/20,066 = 20,066/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    10,106x = 20,066 × 20,066
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    10,106x = 402,644,356
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 402,644,356/10,106
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 39,842.11

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.99) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.