Home / 39,624-93,512

Finding the Third Proportional to 39,624 and 93,512

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 39,624 and 93,512 is: 220,686.81

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    39,624 : 93,512 = 93,512 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    39,624/93,512 = 93,512/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    39,624x = 93,512 × 93,512
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    39,624x = 8,744,494,144
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 8,744,494,144/39,624
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 220,686.81

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.36) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.