Home / 29,600-43,948

Finding the Third Proportional to 29,600 and 43,948

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 29,600 and 43,948 is: 65,250.90

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    29,600 : 43,948 = 43,948 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    29,600/43,948 = 43,948/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    29,600x = 43,948 × 43,948
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    29,600x = 1,931,426,704
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,931,426,704/29,600
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 65,250.90

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 14,800 and 21,974
Half scale
Find third proportional to 59,200 and 87,896
Double scale
Find third proportional to 29,602 and 43,951
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 44,400 and 65,922
1.5x scale

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.48) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.