Home / 74,402-116,115

Finding the Third Proportional to 74,402 and 116,115

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 74,402 and 116,115 is: 181,214.12

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    74,402 : 116,115 = 116,115 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    74,402/116,115 = 116,115/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    74,402x = 116,115 × 116,115
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    74,402x = 13,482,693,225
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 13,482,693,225/74,402
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 181,214.12

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 37,201 and 58,057.50
Half scale
Find third proportional to 148,804 and 232,230
Double scale
Find third proportional to 74,404 and 116,118
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 111,603 and 174,172.50
1.5x scale

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.56) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.