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Finding the Fourth Proportional to 37,557,457,413.84, 51,830,457,599.88 and 20,640,797,562.96

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Solution

The fourth proportional to 37,557,457,413.84, 51,830,457,599.88 and 20,640,797,562.96 is: 28,484,941,648.91

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    37,557,457,413.84 : 51,830,457,599.88 = 20,640,797,562.96 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    37,557,457,413.84/51,830,457,599.88 = 20,640,797,562.96/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    37,557,457,413.84x = 51,830,457,599.88 × 20,640,797,562.96
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    37,557,457,413.84x = 1,069,821,982,914,704,572,416
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,069,821,982,914,704,572,416/37,557,457,413.84
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 28,484,941,648.91

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