Home / 49,566-70,657

Finding the Third Proportional to 49,566 and 70,657

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 49,566 and 70,657 is: 100,722.50

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    49,566 : 70,657 = 70,657 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    49,566/70,657 = 70,657/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    49,566x = 70,657 × 70,657
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    49,566x = 4,992,411,649
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,992,411,649/49,566
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 100,722.50

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 24,783 and 35,328.50
Half scale
Find third proportional to 99,132 and 141,314
Double scale
Find third proportional to 49,568 and 70,660
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 74,349 and 105,985.50
1.5x scale

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.43) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.