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Finding the Fourth Proportional to 37,556,920,897.71, 51,829,056,192.24 and 20,410,114,543.98

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Solution

The fourth proportional to 37,556,920,897.71, 51,829,056,192.24 and 20,410,114,543.98 is: 28,166,232,702.39

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    37,556,920,897.71 : 51,829,056,192.24 = 20,410,114,543.98 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    37,556,920,897.71/51,829,056,192.24 = 20,410,114,543.98/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    37,556,920,897.71x = 51,829,056,192.24 × 20,410,114,543.98
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    37,556,920,897.71x = 1,057,836,973,589,994,274,816
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,057,836,973,589,994,274,816/37,556,920,897.71
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 28,166,232,702.39

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