Home / 26,682-42,981

Finding the Third Proportional to 26,682 and 42,981

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 26,682 and 42,981 is: 69,236.43

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    26,682 : 42,981 = 42,981 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    26,682/42,981 = 42,981/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    26,682x = 42,981 × 42,981
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    26,682x = 1,847,366,361
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,847,366,361/26,682
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 69,236.43

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 13,341 and 21,490.50
Half scale
Find third proportional to 53,364 and 85,962
Double scale
Find third proportional to 26,684 and 42,984
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 40,023 and 64,471.50
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.