Home / 49,812-74,922

Finding the Third Proportional to 49,812 and 74,922

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 49,812 and 74,922 is: 112,689.84

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    49,812 : 74,922 = 74,922 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    49,812/74,922 = 74,922/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    49,812x = 74,922 × 74,922
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    49,812x = 5,613,306,084
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 5,613,306,084/49,812
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 112,689.84

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 24,906 and 37,461
Half scale
Find third proportional to 99,624 and 149,844
Double scale
Find third proportional to 49,814 and 74,925
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 74,718 and 112,383
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.