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Finding the Third Proportional to 1,527,900 and 3,237,936

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Solution

The third proportional to 1,527,900 and 3,237,936 is: 6,861,855.84

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    1,527,900 : 3,237,936 = 3,237,936 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    1,527,900/3,237,936 = 3,237,936/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    1,527,900x = 3,237,936 × 3,237,936
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    1,527,900x = 10,484,229,540,096
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 10,484,229,540,096/1,527,900
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 6,861,855.84

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