Home / 56,508-77,562

Finding the Third Proportional to 56,508 and 77,562

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 56,508 and 77,562 is: 106,460.39

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    56,508 : 77,562 = 77,562 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    56,508/77,562 = 77,562/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    56,508x = 77,562 × 77,562
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    56,508x = 6,015,863,844
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 6,015,863,844/56,508
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 106,460.39

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 28,254 and 38,781
Half scale
Find third proportional to 113,016 and 155,124
Double scale
Find third proportional to 56,510 and 77,565
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 84,762 and 116,343
1.5x scale

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.37) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.