Home / 43,828-71,206

Finding the Third Proportional to 43,828 and 71,206

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 43,828 and 71,206 is: 115,686.19

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    43,828 : 71,206 = 71,206 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    43,828/71,206 = 71,206/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    43,828x = 71,206 × 71,206
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    43,828x = 5,070,294,436
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 5,070,294,436/43,828
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 115,686.19

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 21,914 and 35,603
Half scale
Find third proportional to 87,656 and 142,412
Double scale
Find third proportional to 43,830 and 71,209
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 65,742 and 106,809
1.5x scale

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.62) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.