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Finding the Third Proportional to 4,346,988 and 6,387,564

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Solution

The third proportional to 4,346,988 and 6,387,564 is: 9,386,033.24

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    4,346,988 : 6,387,564 = 6,387,564 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    4,346,988/6,387,564 = 6,387,564/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    4,346,988x = 6,387,564 × 6,387,564
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    4,346,988x = 40,800,973,854,096
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 40,800,973,854,096/4,346,988
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 9,386,033.24

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