Home / 13,010-20,182

Finding the Third Proportional to 13,010 and 20,182

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 13,010 and 20,182 is: 31,307.70

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    13,010 : 20,182 = 20,182 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    13,010/20,182 = 20,182/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    13,010x = 20,182 × 20,182
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    13,010x = 407,313,124
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 407,313,124/13,010
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 31,307.70

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 6,505 and 10,091
Half scale
Find third proportional to 26,020 and 40,364
Double scale
Find third proportional to 13,012 and 20,185
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 19,515 and 30,273
1.5x scale

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.