Home / 58,934-88,449

Finding the Third Proportional to 58,934 and 88,449

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 58,934 and 88,449 is: 132,745.54

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    58,934 : 88,449 = 88,449 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    58,934/88,449 = 88,449/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    58,934x = 88,449 × 88,449
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    58,934x = 7,823,225,601
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 7,823,225,601/58,934
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 132,745.54

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 29,467 and 44,224.50
Half scale
Find third proportional to 117,868 and 176,898
Double scale
Find third proportional to 58,936 and 88,452
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 88,401 and 132,673.50
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.