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Finding the Third Proportional to 20,543,412 and 48,582,888

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Solution

The third proportional to 20,543,412 and 48,582,888 is: 114,893,134.91

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    20,543,412 : 48,582,888 = 48,582,888 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    20,543,412/48,582,888 = 48,582,888/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    20,543,412x = 48,582,888 × 48,582,888
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    20,543,412x = 2,360,297,006,420,544
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,360,297,006,420,544/20,543,412
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 114,893,134.91

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