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Finding the Third Proportional to 1,654,599.75 and 3,602,190

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Solution

The third proportional to 1,654,599.75 and 3,602,190 is: 7,842,242.69

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    1,654,599.75 : 3,602,190 = 3,602,190 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    1,654,599.75/3,602,190 = 3,602,190/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    1,654,599.75x = 3,602,190 × 3,602,190
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    1,654,599.75x = 12,975,772,796,100
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 12,975,772,796,100/1,654,599.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 7,842,242.69

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