Home / 43,382-58,929

Finding the Third Proportional to 43,382 and 58,929

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 43,382 and 58,929 is: 80,047.65

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    43,382 : 58,929 = 58,929 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    43,382/58,929 = 58,929/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    43,382x = 58,929 × 58,929
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    43,382x = 3,472,627,041
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,472,627,041/43,382
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 80,047.65

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 21,691 and 29,464.50
Half scale
Find third proportional to 86,764 and 117,858
Double scale
Find third proportional to 43,384 and 58,932
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 65,073 and 88,393.50
1.5x scale

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.36) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.