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Finding the Third Proportional to 48,124,910 and 100,215,556

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Solution

The third proportional to 48,124,910 and 100,215,556 is: 208,689,380.71

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    48,124,910 : 100,215,556 = 100,215,556 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    48,124,910/100,215,556 = 100,215,556/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    48,124,910x = 100,215,556 × 100,215,556
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    48,124,910x = 10,043,157,664,389,136
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 10,043,157,664,389,136/48,124,910
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 208,689,380.71

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