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Finding the Third Proportional to 36,125,048 and 51,496,873

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Solution

The third proportional to 36,125,048 and 51,496,873 is: 73,409,672.11

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    36,125,048 : 51,496,873 = 51,496,873 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    36,125,048/51,496,873 = 51,496,873/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    36,125,048x = 51,496,873 × 51,496,873
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    36,125,048x = 2,651,927,928,778,129
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,651,927,928,778,129/36,125,048
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 73,409,672.11

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