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Finding the Fourth Proportional to 124,114,392,772.84, 186,197,735,894.46 and 40,261,576,712.68

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Solution

The fourth proportional to 124,114,392,772.84, 186,197,735,894.46 and 40,261,576,712.68 is: 60,400,846,831.38

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    124,114,392,772.84 : 186,197,735,894.46 = 40,261,576,712.68 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    124,114,392,772.84/186,197,735,894.46 = 40,261,576,712.68/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    124,114,392,772.84x = 186,197,735,894.46 × 40,261,576,712.68
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    124,114,392,772.84x = 7,496,614,427,442,131,501,056
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 7,496,614,427,442,131,501,056/124,114,392,772.84
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 60,400,846,831.38

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