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Finding the Third Proportional to 48,379,176 and 104,454,432

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Solution

The third proportional to 48,379,176 and 104,454,432 is: 225,525,303.79

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    48,379,176 : 104,454,432 = 104,454,432 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    48,379,176/104,454,432 = 104,454,432/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    48,379,176x = 104,454,432 × 104,454,432
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    48,379,176x = 10,910,728,364,442,624
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 10,910,728,364,442,624/48,379,176
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 225,525,303.79

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