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Finding the Third Proportional to 1,487,930 and 3,241,576

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Solution

The third proportional to 1,487,930 and 3,241,576 is: 7,062,035.82

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    1,487,930 : 3,241,576 = 3,241,576 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    1,487,930/3,241,576 = 3,241,576/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    1,487,930x = 3,241,576 × 3,241,576
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    1,487,930x = 10,507,814,963,776
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 10,507,814,963,776/1,487,930
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 7,062,035.82

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