Finding the Third Proportional to 1,147,879,601,807.50 and 2,466,108,231,635

Step by Step Solution

1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
   1,147,879,601,807.50 : 2,466,108,231,635 = 2,466,108,231,635 : x
2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
   1,147,879,601,807.50/2,466,108,231,635 = 2,466,108,231,635/x
3. Step 3: Cross multiply
   1,147,879,601,807.50x = 2,466,108,231,635 × 2,466,108,231,635
4. Step 4: Simplify right side
   1,147,879,601,807.50x = 6,081,689,810,137,906,721,849,344
5. Step 5: Solve for x
   x = 6,081,689,810,137,906,721,849,344/1,147,879,601,807.50
6. Step 6: Final answer
   x = 5,298,194,863,434.65