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Finding the Third Proportional to 124,957,920 and 271,408,952

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Solution

The third proportional to 124,957,920 and 271,408,952 is: 589,501,003.42

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    124,957,920 : 271,408,952 = 271,408,952 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    124,957,920/271,408,952 = 271,408,952/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    124,957,920x = 271,408,952 × 271,408,952
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    124,957,920x = 73,662,819,225,738,304
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 73,662,819,225,738,304/124,957,920
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 589,501,003.42

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