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Finding the Third Proportional to 1,506,208 and 3,310,948

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Solution

The third proportional to 1,506,208 and 3,310,948 is: 7,278,129.35

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    1,506,208 : 3,310,948 = 3,310,948 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    1,506,208/3,310,948 = 3,310,948/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    1,506,208x = 3,310,948 × 3,310,948
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    1,506,208x = 10,962,376,658,704
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 10,962,376,658,704/1,506,208
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 7,278,129.35

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