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Finding the Fourth Proportional to 124,114,392,774.84, 186,197,735,897.46 and 40,261,576,714.68

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Solution

The fourth proportional to 124,114,392,774.84, 186,197,735,897.46 and 40,261,576,714.68 is: 60,400,846,834.38

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    124,114,392,774.84 : 186,197,735,897.46 = 40,261,576,714.68 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    124,114,392,774.84/186,197,735,897.46 = 40,261,576,714.68/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    124,114,392,774.84x = 186,197,735,897.46 × 40,261,576,714.68
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    124,114,392,774.84x = 7,496,614,427,935,311,396,864
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 7,496,614,427,935,311,396,864/124,114,392,774.84
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 60,400,846,834.38

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