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Finding the Third Proportional to 3,000,556 and 6,470,336

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Solution

The third proportional to 3,000,556 and 6,470,336 is: 13,952,496.79

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    3,000,556 : 6,470,336 = 6,470,336 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    3,000,556/6,470,336 = 6,470,336/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    3,000,556x = 6,470,336 × 6,470,336
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    3,000,556x = 41,865,247,952,896
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 41,865,247,952,896/3,000,556
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 13,952,496.79

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