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Finding the Third Proportional to 4,000,957.50 and 8,760,804

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Solution

The third proportional to 4,000,957.50 and 8,760,804 is: 19,183,329.67

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    4,000,957.50 : 8,760,804 = 8,760,804 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    4,000,957.50/8,760,804 = 8,760,804/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    4,000,957.50x = 8,760,804 × 8,760,804
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    4,000,957.50x = 76,751,686,726,416
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 76,751,686,726,416/4,000,957.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 19,183,329.67

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