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Finding the Third Proportional to 51,576.75 and 77,365.13

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Solution

The third proportional to 51,576.75 and 77,365.13 is: 116,047.69

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    51,576.75 : 77,365.13 = 77,365.13 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    51,576.75/77,365.13 = 77,365.13/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    51,576.75x = 77,365.13 × 77,365.13
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    51,576.75x = 5,985,362,566.27
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 5,985,362,566.27/51,576.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 116,047.69

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