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Finding the Third Proportional to 119,076,224 and 256,398,042

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Solution

The third proportional to 119,076,224 and 256,398,042 is: 552,082,974.53

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    119,076,224 : 256,398,042 = 256,398,042 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    119,076,224/256,398,042 = 256,398,042/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    119,076,224x = 256,398,042 × 256,398,042
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    119,076,224x = 65,739,955,941,433,760
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 65,739,955,941,433,760/119,076,224
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 552,082,974.53

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