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Finding the Third Proportional to 65,319.75 and 100,534.50

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Solution

The third proportional to 65,319.75 and 100,534.50 is: 154,733.99

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    65,319.75 : 100,534.50 = 100,534.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    65,319.75/100,534.50 = 100,534.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    65,319.75x = 100,534.50 × 100,534.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    65,319.75x = 10,107,185,690.25
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 10,107,185,690.25/65,319.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 154,733.99

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