Home / 49,895-107,786

Finding the Third Proportional to 49,895 and 107,786

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 49,895 and 107,786 is: 232,845.41

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    49,895 : 107,786 = 107,786 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    49,895/107,786 = 107,786/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    49,895x = 107,786 × 107,786
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    49,895x = 11,617,821,796
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 11,617,821,796/49,895
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 232,845.41

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.