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Finding the Third Proportional to 3,000,616 and 4,287,811

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Solution

The third proportional to 3,000,616 and 4,287,811 is: 6,127,182.94

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    3,000,616 : 4,287,811 = 4,287,811 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    3,000,616/4,287,811 = 4,287,811/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    3,000,616x = 4,287,811 × 4,287,811
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    3,000,616x = 18,385,323,171,721
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 18,385,323,171,721/3,000,616
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 6,127,182.94

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