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Finding the Third Proportional to 87,488,852 and 191,455,046

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Solution

The third proportional to 87,488,852 and 191,455,046 is: 418,968,060.51

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    87,488,852 : 191,455,046 = 191,455,046 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    87,488,852/191,455,046 = 191,455,046/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    87,488,852x = 191,455,046 × 191,455,046
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    87,488,852x = 36,655,034,638,862,112
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 36,655,034,638,862,112/87,488,852
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 418,968,060.51

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