Home / 19,602-27,930

Finding the Third Proportional to 19,602 and 27,930

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 19,602 and 27,930 is: 39,796.19

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    19,602 : 27,930 = 27,930 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    19,602/27,930 = 27,930/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    19,602x = 27,930 × 27,930
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    19,602x = 780,084,900
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 780,084,900/19,602
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 39,796.19

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 9,801 and 13,965
Half scale
Find third proportional to 39,204 and 55,860
Double scale
Find third proportional to 19,604 and 27,933
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 29,403 and 41,895
1.5x scale

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.42) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.