Home / 56,592-124,065

Finding the Third Proportional to 56,592 and 124,065

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 56,592 and 124,065 is: 271,984.10

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    56,592 : 124,065 = 124,065 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    56,592/124,065 = 124,065/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    56,592x = 124,065 × 124,065
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    56,592x = 15,392,124,225
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 15,392,124,225/56,592
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 271,984.10

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.19) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.