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Finding the Third Proportional to 50,019,536 and 108,388,832

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Solution

The third proportional to 50,019,536 and 108,388,832 is: 234,871,009.25

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    50,019,536 : 108,388,832 = 108,388,832 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    50,019,536/108,388,832 = 108,388,832/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    50,019,536x = 108,388,832 × 108,388,832
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    50,019,536x = 11,748,138,902,324,224
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 11,748,138,902,324,224/50,019,536
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 234,871,009.25

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