Home / 51,552-77,488

Finding the Third Proportional to 51,552 and 77,488

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 51,552 and 77,488 is: 116,472.50

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    51,552 : 77,488 = 77,488 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    51,552/77,488 = 77,488/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    51,552x = 77,488 × 77,488
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    51,552x = 6,004,390,144
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 6,004,390,144/51,552
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 116,472.50

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 25,776 and 38,744
Half scale
Find third proportional to 103,104 and 154,976
Double scale
Find third proportional to 51,554 and 77,491
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 77,328 and 116,232
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.