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Finding the Fourth Proportional to 40,400,415,500.86, 55,743,326,350.17 and 24,120,859,700.99

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Solution

The fourth proportional to 40,400,415,500.86, 55,743,326,350.17 and 24,120,859,700.99 is: 33,281,265,489.21

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    40,400,415,500.86 : 55,743,326,350.17 = 24,120,859,700.99 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    40,400,415,500.86/55,743,326,350.17 = 24,120,859,700.99/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    40,400,415,500.86x = 55,743,326,350.17 × 24,120,859,700.99
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    40,400,415,500.86x = 1,344,576,954,158,605,926,400
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,344,576,954,158,605,926,400/40,400,415,500.86
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 33,281,265,489.21

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