Home / 50,949-108,378

Finding the Third Proportional to 50,949 and 108,378

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 50,949 and 108,378 is: 230,540.17

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    50,949 : 108,378 = 108,378 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    50,949/108,378 = 108,378/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    50,949x = 108,378 × 108,378
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    50,949x = 11,745,790,884
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 11,745,790,884/50,949
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 230,540.17

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 25,474.50 and 54,189
Half scale
Find third proportional to 101,898 and 216,756
Double scale
Find third proportional to 50,951 and 108,382
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 76,423.50 and 162,567
1.5x scale

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.13) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.