Finding the Third Proportional to 2,422,050,192 and 5,302,635,264

Step by Step Solution

1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
   2,422,050,192 : 5,302,635,264 = 5,302,635,264 : x
2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
   2,422,050,192/5,302,635,264 = 5,302,635,264/x
3. Step 3: Cross multiply
   2,422,050,192x = 5,302,635,264 × 5,302,635,264
4. Step 4: Simplify right side
   2,422,050,192x = 28,117,940,743,016,349,696
5. Step 5: Solve for x
   x = 28,117,940,743,016,349,696/2,422,050,192
6. Step 6: Final answer
   x = 11,609,148,660.87