Home / 38,884-57,506

Finding the Third Proportional to 38,884 and 57,506

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 38,884 and 57,506 is: 85,046.29

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    38,884 : 57,506 = 57,506 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    38,884/57,506 = 57,506/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    38,884x = 57,506 × 57,506
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    38,884x = 3,306,940,036
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,306,940,036/38,884
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 85,046.29

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 19,442 and 28,753
Half scale
Find third proportional to 77,768 and 115,012
Double scale
Find third proportional to 38,886 and 57,509
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 58,326 and 86,259
1.5x scale

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.48) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.