Home / 29,692-60,479

Finding the Third Proportional to 29,692 and 60,479

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 29,692 and 60,479 is: 123,188.38

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    29,692 : 60,479 = 60,479 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    29,692/60,479 = 60,479/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    29,692x = 60,479 × 60,479
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    29,692x = 3,657,709,441
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,657,709,441/29,692
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 123,188.38

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.04) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.