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Finding the Third Proportional to 3,077,241.75 and 7,123,258.13

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Solution

The third proportional to 3,077,241.75 and 7,123,258.13 is: 16,489,054.30

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    3,077,241.75 : 7,123,258.13 = 7,123,258.13 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    3,077,241.75/7,123,258.13 = 7,123,258.13/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    3,077,241.75x = 7,123,258.13 × 7,123,258.13
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    3,077,241.75x = 50,740,806,315,378.52
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 50,740,806,315,378.52/3,077,241.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 16,489,054.30

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