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Finding the Third Proportional to 72,569,234,301.75 and 113,590,672,012.12

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Solution

The third proportional to 72,569,234,301.75 and 113,590,672,012.12 is: 177,800,425,928.62

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    72,569,234,301.75 : 113,590,672,012.12 = 113,590,672,012.12 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    72,569,234,301.75/113,590,672,012.12 = 113,590,672,012.12/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    72,569,234,301.75x = 113,590,672,012.12 × 113,590,672,012.12
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    72,569,234,301.75x = 12,902,840,768,165,020,958,720
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 12,902,840,768,165,020,958,720/72,569,234,301.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 177,800,425,928.62

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