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Finding the Fourth Proportional to 39,318,739,820.37, 59,020,080,246.48 and 16,945,529,431.23

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Solution

The fourth proportional to 39,318,739,820.37, 59,020,080,246.48 and 16,945,529,431.23 is: 25,436,382,534.62

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    39,318,739,820.37 : 59,020,080,246.48 = 16,945,529,431.23 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    39,318,739,820.37/59,020,080,246.48 = 16,945,529,431.23/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    39,318,739,820.37x = 59,020,080,246.48 × 16,945,529,431.23
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    39,318,739,820.37x = 1,000,126,506,850,283,159,552
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,000,126,506,850,283,159,552/39,318,739,820.37
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 25,436,382,534.62

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