Home / 26,943.75-59,184

Finding the Third Proportional to 26,943.75 and 59,184

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 26,943.75 and 59,184 is: 130,002.17

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    26,943.75 : 59,184 = 59,184 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    26,943.75/59,184 = 59,184/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    26,943.75x = 59,184 × 59,184
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    26,943.75x = 3,502,745,856
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,502,745,856/26,943.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 130,002.17

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 13,471.88 and 29,592
Half scale
Find third proportional to 53,887.50 and 118,368
Double scale
Find third proportional to 26,946 and 59,188
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 40,415.63 and 88,776
1.5x scale

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.20) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.