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Finding the Third Proportional to 5,000,156 and 7,079,810

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Solution

The third proportional to 5,000,156 and 7,079,810 is: 10,024,429.17

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    5,000,156 : 7,079,810 = 7,079,810 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    5,000,156/7,079,810 = 7,079,810/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    5,000,156x = 7,079,810 × 7,079,810
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    5,000,156x = 50,123,709,636,100
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 50,123,709,636,100/5,000,156
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 10,024,429.17

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