Home / 47,968-75,083

Finding the Third Proportional to 47,968 and 75,083

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 47,968 and 75,083 is: 117,525.37

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    47,968 : 75,083 = 75,083 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    47,968/75,083 = 75,083/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    47,968x = 75,083 × 75,083
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    47,968x = 5,637,456,889
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 5,637,456,889/47,968
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 117,525.37

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 23,984 and 37,541.50
Half scale
Find third proportional to 95,936 and 150,166
Double scale
Find third proportional to 47,970 and 75,086
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 71,952 and 112,624.50
1.5x scale

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.57) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.