Home / 25,585-54,724

Finding the Third Proportional to 25,585 and 54,724

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 25,585 and 54,724 is: 117,049.68

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    25,585 : 54,724 = 54,724 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    25,585/54,724 = 54,724/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    25,585x = 54,724 × 54,724
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    25,585x = 2,994,716,176
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,994,716,176/25,585
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 117,049.68

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 12,792.50 and 27,362
Half scale
Find third proportional to 51,170 and 109,448
Double scale
Find third proportional to 25,587 and 54,728
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 38,377.50 and 82,086
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.