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Finding the Third Proportional to 1,970,318.25 and 4,244,589

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Solution

The third proportional to 1,970,318.25 and 4,244,589 is: 9,143,972.44

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    1,970,318.25 : 4,244,589 = 4,244,589 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    1,970,318.25/4,244,589 = 4,244,589/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    1,970,318.25x = 4,244,589 × 4,244,589
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    1,970,318.25x = 18,016,535,778,921
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 18,016,535,778,921/1,970,318.25
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 9,143,972.44

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