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Finding the Third Proportional to 101,178,970,692.46 and 224,980,115,158.41

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Solution

The third proportional to 101,178,970,692.46 and 224,980,115,158.41 is: 500,262,573,045.36

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    101,178,970,692.46 : 224,980,115,158.41 = 224,980,115,158.41 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    101,178,970,692.46/224,980,115,158.41 = 224,980,115,158.41/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    101,178,970,692.46x = 224,980,115,158.41 × 224,980,115,158.41
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    101,178,970,692.46x = 50,616,052,216,691,423,182,848
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 50,616,052,216,691,423,182,848/101,178,970,692.46
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 500,262,573,045.36

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