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Finding the Third Proportional to 3,884,088 and 5,880,107

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Solution

The third proportional to 3,884,088 and 5,880,107 is: 8,901,873.06

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    3,884,088 : 5,880,107 = 5,880,107 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    3,884,088/5,880,107 = 5,880,107/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    3,884,088x = 5,880,107 × 5,880,107
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    3,884,088x = 34,575,658,331,449
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 34,575,658,331,449/3,884,088
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 8,901,873.06

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