Home / 48,600-76,140

Finding the Third Proportional to 48,600 and 76,140

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 48,600 and 76,140 is: 119,286

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    48,600 : 76,140 = 76,140 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    48,600/76,140 = 76,140/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    48,600x = 76,140 × 76,140
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    48,600x = 5,797,299,600
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 5,797,299,600/48,600
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 119,286

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 24,300 and 38,070
Half scale
Find third proportional to 97,200 and 152,280
Double scale
Find third proportional to 48,602 and 76,143
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 72,900 and 114,210
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.