Home / 56,981-83,622

Finding the Third Proportional to 56,981 and 83,622

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 56,981 and 83,622 is: 122,718.78

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    56,981 : 83,622 = 83,622 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    56,981/83,622 = 83,622/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    56,981x = 83,622 × 83,622
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    56,981x = 6,992,638,884
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 6,992,638,884/56,981
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 122,718.78

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 28,490.50 and 41,811
Half scale
Find third proportional to 113,962 and 167,244
Double scale
Find third proportional to 56,983 and 83,625
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 85,471.50 and 125,433
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.