Home / 33,803-75,370

Finding the Third Proportional to 33,803 and 75,370

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 33,803 and 75,370 is: 168,051.26

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    33,803 : 75,370 = 75,370 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    33,803/75,370 = 75,370/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    33,803x = 75,370 × 75,370
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    33,803x = 5,680,636,900
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 5,680,636,900/33,803
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 168,051.26

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 16,901.50 and 37,685
Half scale
Find third proportional to 67,606 and 150,740
Double scale
Find third proportional to 33,805 and 75,374
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 50,704.50 and 113,055
1.5x scale

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.23) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.