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Finding the Fourth Proportional to 119,986,549,277.95, 179,853,836,028.75 and 40,370,458,366.59

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Solution

The fourth proportional to 119,986,549,277.95, 179,853,836,028.75 and 40,370,458,366.59 is: 60,513,297,891.84

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    119,986,549,277.95 : 179,853,836,028.75 = 40,370,458,366.59 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    119,986,549,277.95/179,853,836,028.75 = 40,370,458,366.59/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    119,986,549,277.95x = 179,853,836,028.75 × 40,370,458,366.59
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    119,986,549,277.95x = 7,260,781,799,470,336,573,440
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 7,260,781,799,470,336,573,440/119,986,549,277.95
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 60,513,297,891.84

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