Home / 40,348-93,760

Finding the Third Proportional to 40,348 and 93,760

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 40,348 and 93,760 is: 217,877.90

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    40,348 : 93,760 = 93,760 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    40,348/93,760 = 93,760/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    40,348x = 93,760 × 93,760
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    40,348x = 8,790,937,600
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 8,790,937,600/40,348
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 217,877.90

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 20,174 and 46,880
Half scale
Find third proportional to 80,696 and 187,520
Double scale
Find third proportional to 40,350 and 93,765
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 60,522 and 140,640
1.5x scale

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.32) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.