Home / 52,691-100,522

Finding the Third Proportional to 52,691 and 100,522

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 52,691 and 100,522 is: 191,772.27

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    52,691 : 100,522 = 100,522 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    52,691/100,522 = 100,522/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    52,691x = 100,522 × 100,522
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    52,691x = 10,104,672,484
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 10,104,672,484/52,691
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 191,772.27

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.91) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.