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Finding the Third Proportional to 37,067,252 and 77,202,538

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Solution

The third proportional to 37,067,252 and 77,202,538 is: 160,795,083.32

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    37,067,252 : 77,202,538 = 77,202,538 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    37,067,252/77,202,538 = 77,202,538/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    37,067,252x = 77,202,538 × 77,202,538
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    37,067,252x = 5,960,231,873,641,444
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 5,960,231,873,641,444/37,067,252
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 160,795,083.32

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