Home / 83,478-182,772

Finding the Third Proportional to 83,478 and 182,772

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 83,478 and 182,772 is: 400,172.55

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    83,478 : 182,772 = 182,772 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    83,478/182,772 = 182,772/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    83,478x = 182,772 × 182,772
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    83,478x = 33,405,603,984
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 33,405,603,984/83,478
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 400,172.55

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 41,739 and 91,386
Half scale
Find third proportional to 166,956 and 365,544
Double scale
Find third proportional to 83,480 and 182,776
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 125,217 and 274,158
1.5x scale

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.19) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.