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Finding the Third Proportional to 53,236,910 and 79,500,549

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Solution

The third proportional to 53,236,910 and 79,500,549 is: 118,720,964.30

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    53,236,910 : 79,500,549 = 79,500,549 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    53,236,910/79,500,549 = 79,500,549/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    53,236,910x = 79,500,549 × 79,500,549
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    53,236,910x = 6,320,337,291,301,401
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 6,320,337,291,301,401/53,236,910
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 118,720,964.30

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