Home / 33,582-49,122

Finding the Third Proportional to 33,582 and 49,122

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 33,582 and 49,122 is: 71,853.10

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    33,582 : 49,122 = 49,122 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    33,582/49,122 = 49,122/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    33,582x = 49,122 × 49,122
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    33,582x = 2,412,970,884
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,412,970,884/33,582
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 71,853.10

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 16,791 and 24,561
Half scale
Find third proportional to 67,164 and 98,244
Double scale
Find third proportional to 33,584 and 49,125
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 50,373 and 73,683
1.5x scale

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.46) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.