Home / 103,552-163,673

Finding the Third Proportional to 103,552 and 163,673

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 103,552 and 163,673 is: 258,699.50

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    103,552 : 163,673 = 163,673 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    103,552/163,673 = 163,673/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    103,552x = 163,673 × 163,673
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    103,552x = 26,788,850,929
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 26,788,850,929/103,552
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 258,699.50

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 51,776 and 81,836.50
Half scale
Find third proportional to 207,104 and 327,346
Double scale
Find third proportional to 103,554 and 163,676
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 155,328 and 245,509.50
1.5x scale

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.58) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.