Home / 62,836-94,390

Finding the Third Proportional to 62,836 and 94,390

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 62,836 and 94,390 is: 141,789.29

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    62,836 : 94,390 = 94,390 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    62,836/94,390 = 94,390/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    62,836x = 94,390 × 94,390
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    62,836x = 8,909,472,100
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 8,909,472,100/62,836
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 141,789.29

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 31,418 and 47,195
Half scale
Find third proportional to 125,672 and 188,780
Double scale
Find third proportional to 62,838 and 94,393
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 94,254 and 141,585
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.