Home / 85,860-125,496

Finding the Third Proportional to 85,860 and 125,496

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 85,860 and 125,496 is: 183,429.37

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    85,860 : 125,496 = 125,496 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    85,860/125,496 = 125,496/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    85,860x = 125,496 × 125,496
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    85,860x = 15,749,246,016
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 15,749,246,016/85,860
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 183,429.37

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 42,930 and 62,748
Half scale
Find third proportional to 171,720 and 250,992
Double scale
Find third proportional to 85,862 and 125,499
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 128,790 and 188,244
1.5x scale

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.46) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.