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Finding the Third Proportional to 41,009,148 and 87,318,936

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Solution

The third proportional to 41,009,148 and 87,318,936 is: 185,924,286.56

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    41,009,148 : 87,318,936 = 87,318,936 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    41,009,148/87,318,936 = 87,318,936/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    41,009,148x = 87,318,936 × 87,318,936
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    41,009,148x = 7,624,596,584,172,096
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 7,624,596,584,172,096/41,009,148
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 185,924,286.56

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