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Finding the Third Proportional to 26,677,457 and 57,399,405

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Solution

The third proportional to 26,677,457 and 57,399,405 is: 123,500,965.42

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    26,677,457 : 57,399,405 = 57,399,405 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    26,677,457/57,399,405 = 57,399,405/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    26,677,457x = 57,399,405 × 57,399,405
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    26,677,457x = 3,294,691,694,354,025
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,294,691,694,354,025/26,677,457
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 123,500,965.42

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