Home / 19,088-27,972

Finding the Third Proportional to 19,088 and 27,972

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 19,088 and 27,972 is: 40,990.82

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    19,088 : 27,972 = 27,972 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    19,088/27,972 = 27,972/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    19,088x = 27,972 × 27,972
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    19,088x = 782,432,784
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 782,432,784/19,088
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 40,990.82

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 9,544 and 13,986
Half scale
Find third proportional to 38,176 and 55,944
Double scale
Find third proportional to 19,090 and 27,975
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 28,632 and 41,958
1.5x scale

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.47) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.