Home / 64,384.50-97,908

Finding the Third Proportional to 64,384.50 and 97,908

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 64,384.50 and 97,908 is: 148,886.40

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    64,384.50 : 97,908 = 97,908 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    64,384.50/97,908 = 97,908/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    64,384.50x = 97,908 × 97,908
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    64,384.50x = 9,585,976,464
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 9,585,976,464/64,384.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 148,886.40

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 32,192.25 and 48,954
Half scale
Find third proportional to 128,769 and 195,816
Double scale
Find third proportional to 64,387 and 97,911
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 96,576.75 and 146,862
1.5x scale

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.52) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.