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Finding the Fourth Proportional to 12,415,061,230.89, 17,155,195,552.53 and 8,840,562,410.90

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Solution

The fourth proportional to 12,415,061,230.89, 17,155,195,552.53 and 8,840,562,410.90 is: 12,215,934,672.63

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    12,415,061,230.89 : 17,155,195,552.53 = 8,840,562,410.90 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    12,415,061,230.89/17,155,195,552.53 = 8,840,562,410.90/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    12,415,061,230.89x = 17,155,195,552.53 × 8,840,562,410.90
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    12,415,061,230.89x = 151,661,576,953,249,824,768
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 151,661,576,953,249,824,768/12,415,061,230.89
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 12,215,934,672.63

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