Home / 79,376-107,801

Finding the Third Proportional to 79,376 and 107,801

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 79,376 and 107,801 is: 146,405.16

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    79,376 : 107,801 = 107,801 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    79,376/107,801 = 107,801/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    79,376x = 107,801 × 107,801
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    79,376x = 11,621,055,601
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 11,621,055,601/79,376
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 146,405.16

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 39,688 and 53,900.50
Half scale
Find third proportional to 158,752 and 215,602
Double scale
Find third proportional to 79,378 and 107,804
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 119,064 and 161,701.50
1.5x scale

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.36) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.