Home / 52,634-79,497

Finding the Third Proportional to 52,634 and 79,497

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 52,634 and 79,497 is: 120,070.16

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    52,634 : 79,497 = 79,497 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    52,634/79,497 = 79,497/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    52,634x = 79,497 × 79,497
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    52,634x = 6,319,773,009
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 6,319,773,009/52,634
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 120,070.16

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 26,317 and 39,748.50
Half scale
Find third proportional to 105,268 and 158,994
Double scale
Find third proportional to 52,636 and 79,500
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 78,951 and 119,245.50
1.5x scale

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.51) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.