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Finding the Fourth Proportional to 36,170,575,686.88, 49,915,435,830.28 and 20,112,912,000.93

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Solution

The fourth proportional to 36,170,575,686.88, 49,915,435,830.28 and 20,112,912,000.93 is: 27,755,841,572.26

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    36,170,575,686.88 : 49,915,435,830.28 = 20,112,912,000.93 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    36,170,575,686.88/49,915,435,830.28 = 20,112,912,000.93/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    36,170,575,686.88x = 49,915,435,830.28 × 20,112,912,000.93
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    36,170,575,686.88x = 1,003,944,768,342,489,956,352
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,003,944,768,342,489,956,352/36,170,575,686.88
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 27,755,841,572.26

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