Home / 58,804-88,337

Finding the Third Proportional to 58,804 and 88,337

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 58,804 and 88,337 is: 132,702.29

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    58,804 : 88,337 = 88,337 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    58,804/88,337 = 88,337/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    58,804x = 88,337 × 88,337
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    58,804x = 7,803,425,569
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 7,803,425,569/58,804
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 132,702.29

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 29,402 and 44,168.50
Half scale
Find third proportional to 117,608 and 176,674
Double scale
Find third proportional to 58,806 and 88,340
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 88,206 and 132,505.50
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.