Home / 27,970-40,634

Finding the Third Proportional to 27,970 and 40,634

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 27,970 and 40,634 is: 59,031.89

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    27,970 : 40,634 = 40,634 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    27,970/40,634 = 40,634/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    27,970x = 40,634 × 40,634
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    27,970x = 1,651,121,956
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,651,121,956/27,970
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 59,031.89

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 13,985 and 20,317
Half scale
Find third proportional to 55,940 and 81,268
Double scale
Find third proportional to 27,972 and 40,637
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 41,955 and 60,951
1.5x scale

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.45) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.