Home / 25,899-29,544

Finding the Third Proportional to 25,899 and 29,544

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 25,899 and 29,544 is: 33,701.99

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    25,899 : 29,544 = 29,544 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    25,899/29,544 = 29,544/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    25,899x = 29,544 × 29,544
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    25,899x = 872,847,936
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 872,847,936/25,899
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 33,701.99

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 12,949.50 and 14,772
Half scale
Find third proportional to 51,798 and 59,088
Double scale
Find third proportional to 25,901 and 29,546
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 38,848.50 and 44,316
1.5x scale

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.14) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.