Home / 34,246-51,136

Finding the Third Proportional to 34,246 and 51,136

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 34,246 and 51,136 is: 76,356.09

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    34,246 : 51,136 = 51,136 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    34,246/51,136 = 51,136/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    34,246x = 51,136 × 51,136
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    34,246x = 2,614,890,496
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,614,890,496/34,246
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 76,356.09

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 17,123 and 25,568
Half scale
Find third proportional to 68,492 and 102,272
Double scale
Find third proportional to 34,248 and 51,139
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 51,369 and 76,704
1.5x scale

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.49) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.