Home / 58,053-118,565

Finding the Third Proportional to 58,053 and 118,565

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 58,053 and 118,565 is: 242,152.16

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    58,053 : 118,565 = 118,565 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    58,053/118,565 = 118,565/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    58,053x = 118,565 × 118,565
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    58,053x = 14,057,659,225
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 14,057,659,225/58,053
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 242,152.16

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 29,026.50 and 59,282.50
Half scale
Find third proportional to 116,106 and 237,130
Double scale
Find third proportional to 58,055 and 118,569
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 87,079.50 and 177,847.50
1.5x scale

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.04) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.