Home / 17,940-27,402

Finding the Third Proportional to 17,940 and 27,402

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 17,940 and 27,402 is: 41,854.49

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    17,940 : 27,402 = 27,402 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    17,940/27,402 = 27,402/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    17,940x = 27,402 × 27,402
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    17,940x = 750,869,604
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 750,869,604/17,940
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 41,854.49

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 8,970 and 13,701
Half scale
Find third proportional to 35,880 and 54,804
Double scale
Find third proportional to 17,942 and 27,405
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 26,910 and 41,103
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.