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Finding the Third Proportional to 101,178,970,728.75 and 224,980,115,226.75

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Solution

The third proportional to 101,178,970,728.75 and 224,980,115,226.75 is: 500,262,573,169.85

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    101,178,970,728.75 : 224,980,115,226.75 = 224,980,115,226.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    101,178,970,728.75/224,980,115,226.75 = 224,980,115,226.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    101,178,970,728.75x = 224,980,115,226.75 × 224,980,115,226.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    101,178,970,728.75x = 50,616,052,247,441,711,300,608
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 50,616,052,247,441,711,300,608/101,178,970,728.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 500,262,573,169.85

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