Home / 34,514-51,555

Finding the Third Proportional to 34,514 and 51,555

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 34,514 and 51,555 is: 77,009.85

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    34,514 : 51,555 = 51,555 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    34,514/51,555 = 51,555/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    34,514x = 51,555 × 51,555
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    34,514x = 2,657,918,025
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,657,918,025/34,514
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 77,009.85

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 17,257 and 25,777.50
Half scale
Find third proportional to 69,028 and 103,110
Double scale
Find third proportional to 34,516 and 51,558
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 51,771 and 77,332.50
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.