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Finding the Fourth Proportional to 40,044,950,025.12, 55,262,085,758.84 and 21,734,007,983.38

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Solution

The fourth proportional to 40,044,950,025.12, 55,262,085,758.84 and 21,734,007,983.38 is: 29,992,960,718.07

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    40,044,950,025.12 : 55,262,085,758.84 = 21,734,007,983.38 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    40,044,950,025.12/55,262,085,758.84 = 21,734,007,983.38/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    40,044,950,025.12x = 55,262,085,758.84 × 21,734,007,983.38
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    40,044,950,025.12x = 1,201,066,613,060,626,022,400
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,201,066,613,060,626,022,400/40,044,950,025.12
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 29,992,960,718.07

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