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Finding the Third Proportional to 53,692,491 and 116,342,934

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Solution

The third proportional to 53,692,491 and 116,342,934 is: 252,096,299.49

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    53,692,491 : 116,342,934 = 116,342,934 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    53,692,491/116,342,934 = 116,342,934/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    53,692,491x = 116,342,934 × 116,342,934
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    53,692,491x = 13,535,678,291,728,356
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 13,535,678,291,728,356/53,692,491
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 252,096,299.49

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