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Finding the Third Proportional to 103,311,165 and 224,781,885

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Solution

The third proportional to 103,311,165 and 224,781,885 is: 489,074,881.93

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    103,311,165 : 224,781,885 = 224,781,885 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    103,311,165/224,781,885 = 224,781,885/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    103,311,165x = 224,781,885 × 224,781,885
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    103,311,165x = 50,526,895,824,153,224
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 50,526,895,824,153,224/103,311,165
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 489,074,881.93

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