Home / 24,732-39,879

Finding the Third Proportional to 24,732 and 39,879

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 24,732 and 39,879 is: 64,302.71

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    24,732 : 39,879 = 39,879 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    24,732/39,879 = 39,879/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    24,732x = 39,879 × 39,879
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    24,732x = 1,590,334,641
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,590,334,641/24,732
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 64,302.71

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 12,366 and 19,939.50
Half scale
Find third proportional to 49,464 and 79,758
Double scale
Find third proportional to 24,734 and 39,882
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 37,098 and 59,818.50
1.5x scale

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.61) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.