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Finding the Fourth Proportional to 29,116,270,560.45, 40,177,391,086.86 and 16,906,588,997.43

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Solution

The fourth proportional to 29,116,270,560.45, 40,177,391,086.86 and 16,906,588,997.43 is: 23,329,314,675.94

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    29,116,270,560.45 : 40,177,391,086.86 = 16,906,588,997.43 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    29,116,270,560.45/40,177,391,086.86 = 16,906,588,997.43/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    29,116,270,560.45x = 40,177,391,086.86 × 16,906,588,997.43
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    29,116,270,560.45x = 679,262,638,094,549,385,216
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 679,262,638,094,549,385,216/29,116,270,560.45
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 23,329,314,675.94

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