Home / 46,217-100,156

Finding the Third Proportional to 46,217 and 100,156

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 46,217 and 100,156 is: 217,046.20

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    46,217 : 100,156 = 100,156 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    46,217/100,156 = 100,156/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    46,217x = 100,156 × 100,156
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    46,217x = 10,031,224,336
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 10,031,224,336/46,217
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 217,046.20

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 23,108.50 and 50,078
Half scale
Find third proportional to 92,434 and 200,312
Double scale
Find third proportional to 46,219 and 100,160
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 69,325.50 and 150,234
1.5x scale

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.17) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.