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Finding the Third Proportional to 43,546,538 and 71,703,939

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Solution

The third proportional to 43,546,538 and 71,703,939 is: 118,068,050.97

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    43,546,538 : 71,703,939 = 71,703,939 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    43,546,538/71,703,939 = 71,703,939/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    43,546,538x = 71,703,939 × 71,703,939
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    43,546,538x = 5,141,454,868,115,721
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 5,141,454,868,115,721/43,546,538
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 118,068,050.97

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