Home / 74,600-113,848

Finding the Third Proportional to 74,600 and 113,848

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 74,600 and 113,848 is: 173,744.87

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    74,600 : 113,848 = 113,848 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    74,600/113,848 = 113,848/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    74,600x = 113,848 × 113,848
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    74,600x = 12,961,367,104
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 12,961,367,104/74,600
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 173,744.87

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 37,300 and 56,924
Half scale
Find third proportional to 149,200 and 227,696
Double scale
Find third proportional to 74,602 and 113,851
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 111,900 and 170,772
1.5x scale

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.53) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.