Home / 56,370-82,923

Finding the Third Proportional to 56,370 and 82,923

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 56,370 and 82,923 is: 121,983.75

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    56,370 : 82,923 = 82,923 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    56,370/82,923 = 82,923/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    56,370x = 82,923 × 82,923
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    56,370x = 6,876,223,929
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 6,876,223,929/56,370
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 121,983.75

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 28,185 and 41,461.50
Half scale
Find third proportional to 112,740 and 165,846
Double scale
Find third proportional to 56,372 and 82,926
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 84,555 and 124,384.50
1.5x scale

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.47) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.