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Finding the Third Proportional to 101,178,972,887.06 and 224,980,119,494.42

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Solution

The third proportional to 101,178,972,887.06 and 224,980,119,494.42 is: 500,262,581,477.51

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    101,178,972,887.06 : 224,980,119,494.42 = 224,980,119,494.42 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    101,178,972,887.06/224,980,119,494.42 = 224,980,119,494.42/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    101,178,972,887.06x = 224,980,119,494.42 × 224,980,119,494.42
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    101,178,972,887.06x = 50,616,054,167,723,510,333,440
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 50,616,054,167,723,510,333,440/101,178,972,887.06
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 500,262,581,477.51

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