Home / 49,012-107,362

Finding the Third Proportional to 49,012 and 107,362

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 49,012 and 107,362 is: 235,179.12

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    49,012 : 107,362 = 107,362 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    49,012/107,362 = 107,362/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    49,012x = 107,362 × 107,362
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    49,012x = 11,526,599,044
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 11,526,599,044/49,012
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 235,179.12

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.19) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.