Home / 17,448-26,695.50

Finding the Third Proportional to 17,448 and 26,695.50

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 17,448 and 26,695.50 is: 40,844.21

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    17,448 : 26,695.50 = 26,695.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    17,448/26,695.50 = 26,695.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    17,448x = 26,695.50 × 26,695.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    17,448x = 712,649,720.25
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 712,649,720.25/17,448
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 40,844.21

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 8,724 and 13,347.75
Half scale
Find third proportional to 34,896 and 53,391
Double scale
Find third proportional to 17,450 and 26,699
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 26,172 and 40,043.25
1.5x scale

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.53) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.