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Finding the Fourth Proportional to 119,986,549,288.28, 179,853,836,044.24 and 40,370,458,376.92

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Solution

The fourth proportional to 119,986,549,288.28, 179,853,836,044.24 and 40,370,458,376.92 is: 60,513,297,907.32

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    119,986,549,288.28 : 179,853,836,044.24 = 40,370,458,376.92 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    119,986,549,288.28/179,853,836,044.24 = 40,370,458,376.92/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    119,986,549,288.28x = 179,853,836,044.24 × 40,370,458,376.92
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    119,986,549,288.28x = 7,260,781,801,953,384,464,384
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 7,260,781,801,953,384,464,384/119,986,549,288.28
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 60,513,297,907.32

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