Home / 35,778-56,737

Finding the Third Proportional to 35,778 and 56,737

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 35,778 and 56,737 is: 89,973.93

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    35,778 : 56,737 = 56,737 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    35,778/56,737 = 56,737/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    35,778x = 56,737 × 56,737
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    35,778x = 3,219,087,169
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,219,087,169/35,778
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 89,973.93

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 17,889 and 28,368.50
Half scale
Find third proportional to 71,556 and 113,474
Double scale
Find third proportional to 35,780 and 56,740
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 53,667 and 85,105.50
1.5x scale

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.59) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.