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Finding the Third Proportional to 4,615,845.75 and 10,044,450.56

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Solution

The third proportional to 4,615,845.75 and 10,044,450.56 is: 21,857,530.03

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    4,615,845.75 : 10,044,450.56 = 10,044,450.56 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    4,615,845.75/10,044,450.56 = 10,044,450.56/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    4,615,845.75x = 10,044,450.56 × 10,044,450.56
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    4,615,845.75x = 100,890,987,102,506.56
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 100,890,987,102,506.56/4,615,845.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 21,857,530.03

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