Home / 25,696-29,548

Finding the Third Proportional to 25,696 and 29,548

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 25,696 and 29,548 is: 33,977.44

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    25,696 : 29,548 = 29,548 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    25,696/29,548 = 29,548/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    25,696x = 29,548 × 29,548
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    25,696x = 873,084,304
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 873,084,304/25,696
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 33,977.44

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 12,848 and 14,774
Half scale
Find third proportional to 51,392 and 59,096
Double scale
Find third proportional to 25,698 and 29,550
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 38,544 and 44,322
1.5x scale

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.15) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.