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Finding the Third Proportional to 186,592,835 and 404,902,817

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Solution

The third proportional to 186,592,835 and 404,902,817 is: 878,631,225.12

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    186,592,835 : 404,902,817 = 404,902,817 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    186,592,835/404,902,817 = 404,902,817/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    186,592,835x = 404,902,817 × 404,902,817
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    186,592,835x = 163,946,291,214,535,488
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 163,946,291,214,535,488/186,592,835
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 878,631,225.12

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