Home / 53,883-125,851.50

Finding the Third Proportional to 53,883 and 125,851.50

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 53,883 and 125,851.50 is: 293,944.29

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    53,883 : 125,851.50 = 125,851.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    53,883/125,851.50 = 125,851.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    53,883x = 125,851.50 × 125,851.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    53,883x = 15,838,600,052.25
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 15,838,600,052.25/53,883
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 293,944.29

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 26,941.50 and 62,925.75
Half scale
Find third proportional to 107,766 and 251,703
Double scale
Find third proportional to 53,885 and 125,856
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 80,824.50 and 188,777.25
1.5x scale

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.34) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.