Home / 7,156-14,168

Finding the Third Proportional to 7,156 and 14,168

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 7,156 and 14,168 is: 28,050.90

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    7,156 : 14,168 = 14,168 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    7,156/14,168 = 14,168/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    7,156x = 14,168 × 14,168
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    7,156x = 200,732,224
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 200,732,224/7,156
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 28,050.90

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 3,578 and 7,084
Half scale
Find third proportional to 14,312 and 28,336
Double scale
Find third proportional to 7,158 and 14,172
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 10,734 and 21,252
1.5x scale

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.98) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.