Home / 24,518-53,788

Finding the Third Proportional to 24,518 and 53,788

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 24,518 and 53,788 is: 118,001.02

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    24,518 : 53,788 = 53,788 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    24,518/53,788 = 53,788/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    24,518x = 53,788 × 53,788
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    24,518x = 2,893,148,944
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,893,148,944/24,518
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 118,001.02

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 12,259 and 26,894
Half scale
Find third proportional to 49,036 and 107,576
Double scale
Find third proportional to 24,520 and 53,792
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 36,777 and 80,682
1.5x scale

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.19) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.