Home / 57,510-122,472

Finding the Third Proportional to 57,510 and 122,472

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 57,510 and 122,472 is: 260,813.61

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    57,510 : 122,472 = 122,472 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    57,510/122,472 = 122,472/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    57,510x = 122,472 × 122,472
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    57,510x = 14,999,390,784
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 14,999,390,784/57,510
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 260,813.61

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 28,755 and 61,236
Half scale
Find third proportional to 115,020 and 244,944
Double scale
Find third proportional to 57,512 and 122,476
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 86,265 and 183,708
1.5x scale

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.13) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.