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Finding the Third Proportional to 73,286,561.25 and 161,097,808.50

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Solution

The third proportional to 73,286,561.25 and 161,097,808.50 is: 354,123,640.96

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    73,286,561.25 : 161,097,808.50 = 161,097,808.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    73,286,561.25/161,097,808.50 = 161,097,808.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    73,286,561.25x = 161,097,808.50 × 161,097,808.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    73,286,561.25x = 25,952,503,903,502,672
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 25,952,503,903,502,672/73,286,561.25
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 354,123,640.96

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