Home / 51,437-80,162

Finding the Third Proportional to 51,437 and 80,162

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 51,437 and 80,162 is: 124,928.48

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    51,437 : 80,162 = 80,162 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    51,437/80,162 = 80,162/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    51,437x = 80,162 × 80,162
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    51,437x = 6,425,946,244
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 6,425,946,244/51,437
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 124,928.48

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 25,718.50 and 40,081
Half scale
Find third proportional to 102,874 and 160,324
Double scale
Find third proportional to 51,439 and 80,165
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 77,155.50 and 120,243
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.