Home / 42,352-62,296

Finding the Third Proportional to 42,352 and 62,296

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 42,352 and 62,296 is: 91,631.84

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    42,352 : 62,296 = 62,296 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    42,352/62,296 = 62,296/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    42,352x = 62,296 × 62,296
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    42,352x = 3,880,791,616
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,880,791,616/42,352
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 91,631.84

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 21,176 and 31,148
Half scale
Find third proportional to 84,704 and 124,592
Double scale
Find third proportional to 42,354 and 62,299
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 63,528 and 93,444
1.5x scale

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.47) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.