Home / 29,732-47,808

Finding the Third Proportional to 29,732 and 47,808

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 29,732 and 47,808 is: 76,873.57

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    29,732 : 47,808 = 47,808 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    29,732/47,808 = 47,808/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    29,732x = 47,808 × 47,808
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    29,732x = 2,285,604,864
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,285,604,864/29,732
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 76,873.57

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 14,866 and 23,904
Half scale
Find third proportional to 59,464 and 95,616
Double scale
Find third proportional to 29,734 and 47,811
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 44,598 and 71,712
1.5x scale

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.61) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.