Home / 50,899-79,257

Finding the Third Proportional to 50,899 and 79,257

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 50,899 and 79,257 is: 123,414.45

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    50,899 : 79,257 = 79,257 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    50,899/79,257 = 79,257/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    50,899x = 79,257 × 79,257
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    50,899x = 6,281,672,049
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 6,281,672,049/50,899
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 123,414.45

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 25,449.50 and 39,628.50
Half scale
Find third proportional to 101,798 and 158,514
Double scale
Find third proportional to 50,901 and 79,260
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 76,348.50 and 118,885.50
1.5x scale

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.56) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.