Home / 35,562-53,439

Finding the Third Proportional to 35,562 and 53,439

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 35,562 and 53,439 is: 80,302.76

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    35,562 : 53,439 = 53,439 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    35,562/53,439 = 53,439/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    35,562x = 53,439 × 53,439
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    35,562x = 2,855,726,721
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,855,726,721/35,562
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 80,302.76

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 17,781 and 26,719.50
Half scale
Find third proportional to 71,124 and 106,878
Double scale
Find third proportional to 35,564 and 53,442
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 53,343 and 80,158.50
1.5x scale

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.50) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.