Home / 46,058-101,796

Finding the Third Proportional to 46,058 and 101,796

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 46,058 and 101,796 is: 224,986.44

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    46,058 : 101,796 = 101,796 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    46,058/101,796 = 101,796/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    46,058x = 101,796 × 101,796
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    46,058x = 10,362,425,616
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 10,362,425,616/46,058
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 224,986.44

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 23,029 and 50,898
Half scale
Find third proportional to 92,116 and 203,592
Double scale
Find third proportional to 46,060 and 101,800
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 69,087 and 152,694
1.5x scale

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.21) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.