Home / 75,900-113,832

Finding the Third Proportional to 75,900 and 113,832

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 75,900 and 113,832 is: 170,721.00

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    75,900 : 113,832 = 113,832 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    75,900/113,832 = 113,832/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    75,900x = 113,832 × 113,832
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    75,900x = 12,957,724,224
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 12,957,724,224/75,900
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 170,721.00

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 37,950 and 56,916
Half scale
Find third proportional to 151,800 and 227,664
Double scale
Find third proportional to 75,902 and 113,835
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 113,850 and 170,748
1.5x scale

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.50) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.