Home / 48,352-73,918

Finding the Third Proportional to 48,352 and 73,918

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 48,352 and 73,918 is: 113,001.96

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    48,352 : 73,918 = 73,918 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    48,352/73,918 = 73,918/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    48,352x = 73,918 × 73,918
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    48,352x = 5,463,870,724
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 5,463,870,724/48,352
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 113,001.96

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 24,176 and 36,959
Half scale
Find third proportional to 96,704 and 147,836
Double scale
Find third proportional to 48,354 and 73,921
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 72,528 and 110,877
1.5x scale

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.53) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.