Home / 57,448-82,743

Finding the Third Proportional to 57,448 and 82,743

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 57,448 and 82,743 is: 119,175.67

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    57,448 : 82,743 = 82,743 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    57,448/82,743 = 82,743/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    57,448x = 82,743 × 82,743
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    57,448x = 6,846,404,049
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 6,846,404,049/57,448
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 119,175.67

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 28,724 and 41,371.50
Half scale
Find third proportional to 114,896 and 165,486
Double scale
Find third proportional to 57,450 and 82,746
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 86,172 and 124,114.50
1.5x scale

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.44) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.