Home / 82,134-118,689.75

Finding the Third Proportional to 82,134 and 118,689.75

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 82,134 and 118,689.75 is: 171,515.53

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    82,134 : 118,689.75 = 118,689.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    82,134/118,689.75 = 118,689.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    82,134x = 118,689.75 × 118,689.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    82,134x = 14,087,256,755.06
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 14,087,256,755.06/82,134
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 171,515.53

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 41,067 and 59,344.88
Half scale
Find third proportional to 164,268 and 237,379.50
Double scale
Find third proportional to 82,136 and 118,693
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 123,201 and 178,034.63
1.5x scale

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.45) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.