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Finding the Third Proportional to 1,000,943.25 and 1,551,186

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Solution

The third proportional to 1,000,943.25 and 1,551,186 is: 2,403,910.52

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    1,000,943.25 : 1,551,186 = 1,551,186 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    1,000,943.25/1,551,186 = 1,551,186/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    1,000,943.25x = 1,551,186 × 1,551,186
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    1,000,943.25x = 2,406,178,006,596
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,406,178,006,596/1,000,943.25
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 2,403,910.52

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