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Finding the Third Proportional to 74,887,334,522.25 and 160,378,068,450.38

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Solution

The third proportional to 74,887,334,522.25 and 160,378,068,450.38 is: 343,464,285,435.78

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    74,887,334,522.25 : 160,378,068,450.38 = 160,378,068,450.38 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    74,887,334,522.25/160,378,068,450.38 = 160,378,068,450.38/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    74,887,334,522.25x = 160,378,068,450.38 × 160,378,068,450.38
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    74,887,334,522.25x = 25,721,124,839,874,774,433,792
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 25,721,124,839,874,774,433,792/74,887,334,522.25
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 343,464,285,435.78

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