Home / 12,374-25,352

Finding the Third Proportional to 12,374 and 25,352

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 12,374 and 25,352 is: 51,941.48

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    12,374 : 25,352 = 25,352 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    12,374/25,352 = 25,352/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    12,374x = 25,352 × 25,352
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    12,374x = 642,723,904
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 642,723,904/12,374
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 51,941.48

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 6,187 and 12,676
Half scale
Find third proportional to 24,748 and 50,704
Double scale
Find third proportional to 12,376 and 25,356
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 18,561 and 38,028
1.5x scale

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.05) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.