Home / 49,520-74,292

Finding the Third Proportional to 49,520 and 74,292

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 49,520 and 74,292 is: 111,456.00

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    49,520 : 74,292 = 74,292 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    49,520/74,292 = 74,292/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    49,520x = 74,292 × 74,292
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    49,520x = 5,519,301,264
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 5,519,301,264/49,520
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 111,456.00

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 24,760 and 37,146
Half scale
Find third proportional to 99,040 and 148,584
Double scale
Find third proportional to 49,522 and 74,295
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 74,280 and 111,438
1.5x scale

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.50) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.