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Finding the Third Proportional to 36,534,936 and 79,501,491

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Solution

The third proportional to 36,534,936 and 79,501,491 is: 172,998,443.77

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    36,534,936 : 79,501,491 = 79,501,491 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    36,534,936/79,501,491 = 79,501,491/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    36,534,936x = 79,501,491 × 79,501,491
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    36,534,936x = 6,320,487,071,223,081
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 6,320,487,071,223,081/36,534,936
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 172,998,443.77

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