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Finding the Third Proportional to 3,634,065 and 4,937,508

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Solution

The third proportional to 3,634,065 and 4,937,508 is: 6,708,461.53

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    3,634,065 : 4,937,508 = 4,937,508 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    3,634,065/4,937,508 = 4,937,508/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    3,634,065x = 4,937,508 × 4,937,508
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    3,634,065x = 24,378,985,250,064
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 24,378,985,250,064/3,634,065
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 6,708,461.53

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