Home / 63,666-125,721

Finding the Third Proportional to 63,666 and 125,721

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 63,666 and 125,721 is: 248,260.76

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    63,666 : 125,721 = 125,721 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    63,666/125,721 = 125,721/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    63,666x = 125,721 × 125,721
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    63,666x = 15,805,769,841
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 15,805,769,841/63,666
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 248,260.76

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 31,833 and 62,860.50
Half scale
Find third proportional to 127,332 and 251,442
Double scale
Find third proportional to 63,668 and 125,725
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 95,499 and 188,581.50
1.5x scale

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.97) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.