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Finding the Fourth Proportional to 124,268,329,791.32, 186,405,967,752.24 and 40,422,061,456.88

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Solution

The fourth proportional to 124,268,329,791.32, 186,405,967,752.24 and 40,422,061,456.88 is: 60,634,221,905.64

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    124,268,329,791.32 : 186,405,967,752.24 = 40,422,061,456.88 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    124,268,329,791.32/186,405,967,752.24 = 40,422,061,456.88/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    124,268,329,791.32x = 186,405,967,752.24 × 40,422,061,456.88
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    124,268,329,791.32x = 7,534,913,484,410,235,912,192
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 7,534,913,484,410,235,912,192/124,268,329,791.32
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 60,634,221,905.64

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