Home / 46,700-70,082

Finding the Third Proportional to 46,700 and 70,082

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 46,700 and 70,082 is: 105,171.02

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    46,700 : 70,082 = 70,082 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    46,700/70,082 = 70,082/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    46,700x = 70,082 × 70,082
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    46,700x = 4,911,486,724
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,911,486,724/46,700
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 105,171.02

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 23,350 and 35,041
Half scale
Find third proportional to 93,400 and 140,164
Double scale
Find third proportional to 46,702 and 70,085
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 70,050 and 105,123
1.5x scale

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.50) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.