Home / 33,480-40,968

Finding the Third Proportional to 33,480 and 40,968

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 33,480 and 40,968 is: 50,130.74

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    33,480 : 40,968 = 40,968 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    33,480/40,968 = 40,968/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    33,480x = 40,968 × 40,968
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    33,480x = 1,678,377,024
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,678,377,024/33,480
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 50,130.74

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 16,740 and 20,484
Half scale
Find third proportional to 66,960 and 81,936
Double scale
Find third proportional to 33,482 and 40,970
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 50,220 and 61,452
1.5x scale

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.22) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.