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Finding the Third Proportional to 27,887,500 and 60,405,976

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Solution

The third proportional to 27,887,500 and 60,405,976 is: 130,842,920.18

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    27,887,500 : 60,405,976 = 60,405,976 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    27,887,500/60,405,976 = 60,405,976/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    27,887,500x = 60,405,976 × 60,405,976
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    27,887,500x = 3,648,881,936,512,576
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,648,881,936,512,576/27,887,500
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 130,842,920.18

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