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Finding the Fourth Proportional to 145,610,605,045.69, 218,415,907,568.62 and 40,920,979,573.69

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Solution

The fourth proportional to 145,610,605,045.69, 218,415,907,568.62 and 40,920,979,573.69 is: 61,381,469,360.55

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    145,610,605,045.69 : 218,415,907,568.62 = 40,920,979,573.69 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    145,610,605,045.69/218,415,907,568.62 = 40,920,979,573.69/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    145,610,605,045.69x = 218,415,907,568.62 × 40,920,979,573.69
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    145,610,605,045.69x = 8,937,792,892,183,587,586,048
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 8,937,792,892,183,587,586,048/145,610,605,045.69
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 61,381,469,360.55

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