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Finding the Third Proportional to 186,207,774 and 404,646,582

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Solution

The third proportional to 186,207,774 and 404,646,582 is: 879,334,158.86

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    186,207,774 : 404,646,582 = 404,646,582 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    186,207,774/404,646,582 = 404,646,582/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    186,207,774x = 404,646,582 × 404,646,582
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    186,207,774x = 163,738,856,324,282,720
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 163,738,856,324,282,720/186,207,774
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 879,334,158.86

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