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Finding the Third Proportional to 1,523,218 and 3,308,652

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Solution

The third proportional to 1,523,218 and 3,308,652 is: 7,186,875.46

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    1,523,218 : 3,308,652 = 3,308,652 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    1,523,218/3,308,652 = 3,308,652/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    1,523,218x = 3,308,652 × 3,308,652
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    1,523,218x = 10,947,178,057,104
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 10,947,178,057,104/1,523,218
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 7,186,875.46

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