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Finding the Third Proportional to 103,311,117 and 224,781,858

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Solution

The third proportional to 103,311,117 and 224,781,858 is: 489,074,991.67

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    103,311,117 : 224,781,858 = 224,781,858 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    103,311,117/224,781,858 = 224,781,858/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    103,311,117x = 224,781,858 × 224,781,858
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    103,311,117x = 50,526,883,685,932,160
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 50,526,883,685,932,160/103,311,117
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 489,074,991.67

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