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Finding the Third Proportional to 56,860,944 and 87,344,646

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Solution

The third proportional to 56,860,944 and 87,344,646 is: 134,170,955.46

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    56,860,944 : 87,344,646 = 87,344,646 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    56,860,944/87,344,646 = 87,344,646/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    56,860,944x = 87,344,646 × 87,344,646
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    56,860,944x = 7,629,087,184,865,316
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 7,629,087,184,865,316/56,860,944
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 134,170,955.46

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