Home / 40,104-61,632

Finding the Third Proportional to 40,104 and 61,632

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 40,104 and 61,632 is: 94,716.32

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    40,104 : 61,632 = 61,632 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    40,104/61,632 = 61,632/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    40,104x = 61,632 × 61,632
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    40,104x = 3,798,503,424
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,798,503,424/40,104
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 94,716.32

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 20,052 and 30,816
Half scale
Find third proportional to 80,208 and 123,264
Double scale
Find third proportional to 40,106 and 61,635
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 60,156 and 92,448
1.5x scale

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.54) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.