Home / 10,468-24,634

Finding the Third Proportional to 10,468 and 24,634

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 10,468 and 24,634 is: 57,970.38

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    10,468 : 24,634 = 24,634 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    10,468/24,634 = 24,634/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    10,468x = 24,634 × 24,634
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    10,468x = 606,833,956
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 606,833,956/10,468
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 57,970.38

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.35) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.