Home / 58,248-87,140

Finding the Third Proportional to 58,248 and 87,140

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 58,248 and 87,140 is: 130,362.92

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    58,248 : 87,140 = 87,140 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    58,248/87,140 = 87,140/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    58,248x = 87,140 × 87,140
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    58,248x = 7,593,379,600
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 7,593,379,600/58,248
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 130,362.92

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 29,124 and 43,570
Half scale
Find third proportional to 116,496 and 174,280
Double scale
Find third proportional to 58,250 and 87,143
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 87,372 and 130,710
1.5x scale

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.50) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.