Home / 57,258-80,627

Finding the Third Proportional to 57,258 and 80,627

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 57,258 and 80,627 is: 113,533.71

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    57,258 : 80,627 = 80,627 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    57,258/80,627 = 80,627/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    57,258x = 80,627 × 80,627
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    57,258x = 6,500,713,129
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 6,500,713,129/57,258
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 113,533.71

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 28,629 and 40,313.50
Half scale
Find third proportional to 114,516 and 161,254
Double scale
Find third proportional to 57,260 and 80,630
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 85,887 and 120,940.50
1.5x scale

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.41) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.