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Finding the Third Proportional to 3,756,017.25 and 5,634,839.25

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Solution

The third proportional to 3,756,017.25 and 5,634,839.25 is: 8,453,479.11

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    3,756,017.25 : 5,634,839.25 = 5,634,839.25 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    3,756,017.25/5,634,839.25 = 5,634,839.25/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    3,756,017.25x = 5,634,839.25 × 5,634,839.25
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    3,756,017.25x = 31,751,413,373,340.56
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 31,751,413,373,340.56/3,756,017.25
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 8,453,479.11

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