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Finding the Third Proportional to 4,837,132 and 6,992,432

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Solution

The third proportional to 4,837,132 and 6,992,432 is: 10,108,077.53

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    4,837,132 : 6,992,432 = 6,992,432 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    4,837,132/6,992,432 = 6,992,432/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    4,837,132x = 6,992,432 × 6,992,432
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    4,837,132x = 48,894,105,274,624
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 48,894,105,274,624/4,837,132
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 10,108,077.53

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