Home / 33,882-51,074

Finding the Third Proportional to 33,882 and 51,074

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 33,882 and 51,074 is: 76,989.36

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    33,882 : 51,074 = 51,074 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    33,882/51,074 = 51,074/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    33,882x = 51,074 × 51,074
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    33,882x = 2,608,553,476
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,608,553,476/33,882
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 76,989.36

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 16,941 and 25,537
Half scale
Find third proportional to 67,764 and 102,148
Double scale
Find third proportional to 33,884 and 51,077
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 50,823 and 76,611
1.5x scale

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.51) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.