Home / 48,418-104,879

Finding the Third Proportional to 48,418 and 104,879

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 48,418 and 104,879 is: 227,180.07

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    48,418 : 104,879 = 104,879 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    48,418/104,879 = 104,879/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    48,418x = 104,879 × 104,879
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    48,418x = 10,999,604,641
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 10,999,604,641/48,418
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 227,180.07

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 24,209 and 52,439.50
Half scale
Find third proportional to 96,836 and 209,758
Double scale
Find third proportional to 48,420 and 104,883
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 72,627 and 157,318.50
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.