Home / 74,374-145,011

Finding the Third Proportional to 74,374 and 145,011

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 74,374 and 145,011 is: 282,735.77

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    74,374 : 145,011 = 145,011 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    74,374/145,011 = 145,011/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    74,374x = 145,011 × 145,011
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    74,374x = 21,028,190,121
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 21,028,190,121/74,374
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 282,735.77

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 37,187 and 72,505.50
Half scale
Find third proportional to 148,748 and 290,022
Double scale
Find third proportional to 74,376 and 145,015
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 111,561 and 217,516.50
1.5x scale

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.95) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.