Home / 49,616-107,006

Finding the Third Proportional to 49,616 and 107,006

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 49,616 and 107,006 is: 230,778.06

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    49,616 : 107,006 = 107,006 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    49,616/107,006 = 107,006/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    49,616x = 107,006 × 107,006
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    49,616x = 11,450,284,036
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 11,450,284,036/49,616
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 230,778.06

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.16) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.