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Finding the Third Proportional to 52,141,080 and 78,882,576

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Solution

The third proportional to 52,141,080 and 78,882,576 is: 119,338,931.92

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    52,141,080 : 78,882,576 = 78,882,576 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    52,141,080/78,882,576 = 78,882,576/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    52,141,080x = 78,882,576 × 78,882,576
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    52,141,080x = 6,222,460,796,395,776
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 6,222,460,796,395,776/52,141,080
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 119,338,931.92

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