Home / 24,236-51,978

Finding the Third Proportional to 24,236 and 51,978

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 24,236 and 51,978 is: 111,475.18

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    24,236 : 51,978 = 51,978 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    24,236/51,978 = 51,978/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    24,236x = 51,978 × 51,978
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    24,236x = 2,701,712,484
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,701,712,484/24,236
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 111,475.18

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 12,118 and 25,989
Half scale
Find third proportional to 48,472 and 103,956
Double scale
Find third proportional to 24,238 and 51,982
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 36,354 and 77,967
1.5x scale

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.14) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.