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Finding the Third Proportional to 56,023,500 and 121,862,904

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Solution

The third proportional to 56,023,500 and 121,862,904 is: 265,077,465.19

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    56,023,500 : 121,862,904 = 121,862,904 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    56,023,500/121,862,904 = 121,862,904/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    56,023,500x = 121,862,904 × 121,862,904
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    56,023,500x = 14,850,567,371,313,216
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 14,850,567,371,313,216/56,023,500
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 265,077,465.19

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