Home / 33,938-74,437

Finding the Third Proportional to 33,938 and 74,437

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 33,938 and 74,437 is: 163,264.39

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    33,938 : 74,437 = 74,437 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    33,938/74,437 = 74,437/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    33,938x = 74,437 × 74,437
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    33,938x = 5,540,866,969
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 5,540,866,969/33,938
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 163,264.39

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 16,969 and 37,218.50
Half scale
Find third proportional to 67,876 and 148,874
Double scale
Find third proportional to 33,940 and 74,441
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 50,907 and 111,655.50
1.5x scale

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.19) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.