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Finding the Third Proportional to 3,686,124,859.31 and 8,123,599,347.19

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Solution

The third proportional to 3,686,124,859.31 and 8,123,599,347.19 is: 17,903,046,932.04

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    3,686,124,859.31 : 8,123,599,347.19 = 8,123,599,347.19 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    3,686,124,859.31/8,123,599,347.19 = 8,123,599,347.19/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    3,686,124,859.31x = 8,123,599,347.19 × 8,123,599,347.19
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    3,686,124,859.31x = 65,992,866,353,625,178,112
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 65,992,866,353,625,178,112/3,686,124,859.31
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 17,903,046,932.04

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