Home / 24,920-53,068

Finding the Third Proportional to 24,920 and 53,068

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 24,920 and 53,068 is: 113,010.14

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    24,920 : 53,068 = 53,068 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    24,920/53,068 = 53,068/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    24,920x = 53,068 × 53,068
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    24,920x = 2,816,212,624
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,816,212,624/24,920
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 113,010.14

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.13) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.