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Finding the Third Proportional to 53,692,500 and 116,342,952

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Solution

The third proportional to 53,692,500 and 116,342,952 is: 252,096,335.24

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    53,692,500 : 116,342,952 = 116,342,952 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    53,692,500/116,342,952 = 116,342,952/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    53,692,500x = 116,342,952 × 116,342,952
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    53,692,500x = 13,535,682,480,074,304
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 13,535,682,480,074,304/53,692,500
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 252,096,335.24

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