Home / 13,240-19,680

Finding the Third Proportional to 13,240 and 19,680

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 13,240 and 19,680 is: 29,252.45

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    13,240 : 19,680 = 19,680 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    13,240/19,680 = 19,680/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    13,240x = 19,680 × 19,680
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    13,240x = 387,302,400
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 387,302,400/13,240
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 29,252.45

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 6,620 and 9,840
Half scale
Find third proportional to 26,480 and 39,360
Double scale
Find third proportional to 13,242 and 19,683
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 19,860 and 29,520
1.5x scale

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.49) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.