Home / 39,208-55,896

Finding the Third Proportional to 39,208 and 55,896

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 39,208 and 55,896 is: 79,686.87

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    39,208 : 55,896 = 55,896 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    39,208/55,896 = 55,896/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    39,208x = 55,896 × 55,896
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    39,208x = 3,124,362,816
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,124,362,816/39,208
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 79,686.87

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 19,604 and 27,948
Half scale
Find third proportional to 78,416 and 111,792
Double scale
Find third proportional to 39,210 and 55,899
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 58,812 and 83,844
1.5x scale

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.43) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.