Home / 24,187.50-37,360

Finding the Third Proportional to 24,187.50 and 37,360

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 24,187.50 and 37,360 is: 57,706.24

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    24,187.50 : 37,360 = 37,360 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    24,187.50/37,360 = 37,360/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    24,187.50x = 37,360 × 37,360
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    24,187.50x = 1,395,769,600
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,395,769,600/24,187.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 57,706.24

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 12,093.75 and 18,680
Half scale
Find third proportional to 48,375 and 74,720
Double scale
Find third proportional to 24,190 and 37,363
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 36,281.25 and 56,040
1.5x scale

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.54) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.