Home / 41,844-62,859

Finding the Third Proportional to 41,844 and 62,859

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 41,844 and 62,859 is: 94,428.21

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    41,844 : 62,859 = 62,859 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    41,844/62,859 = 62,859/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    41,844x = 62,859 × 62,859
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    41,844x = 3,951,253,881
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,951,253,881/41,844
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 94,428.21

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 20,922 and 31,429.50
Half scale
Find third proportional to 83,688 and 125,718
Double scale
Find third proportional to 41,846 and 62,862
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 62,766 and 94,288.50
1.5x scale

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.50) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.