Home / 32,880-52,296

Finding the Third Proportional to 32,880 and 52,296

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 32,880 and 52,296 is: 83,177.36

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    32,880 : 52,296 = 52,296 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    32,880/52,296 = 52,296/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    32,880x = 52,296 × 52,296
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    32,880x = 2,734,871,616
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,734,871,616/32,880
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 83,177.36

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 16,440 and 26,148
Half scale
Find third proportional to 65,760 and 104,592
Double scale
Find third proportional to 32,882 and 52,299
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 49,320 and 78,444
1.5x scale

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.59) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.