Home / 26,884-40,134

Finding the Third Proportional to 26,884 and 40,134

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 26,884 and 40,134 is: 59,914.37

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    26,884 : 40,134 = 40,134 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    26,884/40,134 = 40,134/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    26,884x = 40,134 × 40,134
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    26,884x = 1,610,737,956
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,610,737,956/26,884
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 59,914.37

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 13,442 and 20,067
Half scale
Find third proportional to 53,768 and 80,268
Double scale
Find third proportional to 26,886 and 40,137
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 40,326 and 60,201
1.5x scale

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.49) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.