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Finding the Third Proportional to 1,477,852 and 3,191,468

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Solution

The third proportional to 1,477,852 and 3,191,468 is: 6,892,075.79

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    1,477,852 : 3,191,468 = 3,191,468 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    1,477,852/3,191,468 = 3,191,468/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    1,477,852x = 3,191,468 × 3,191,468
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    1,477,852x = 10,185,467,995,024
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 10,185,467,995,024/1,477,852
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 6,892,075.79

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