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Finding the Fourth Proportional to 48,136,553,887.40, 72,204,830,831.10 and 39,864,781,010.60

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Solution

The fourth proportional to 48,136,553,887.40, 72,204,830,831.10 and 39,864,781,010.60 is: 59,797,171,515.90

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    48,136,553,887.40 : 72,204,830,831.10 = 39,864,781,010.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    48,136,553,887.40/72,204,830,831.10 = 39,864,781,010.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    48,136,553,887.40x = 72,204,830,831.10 × 39,864,781,010.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    48,136,553,887.40x = 2,878,429,768,989,221,060,608
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,878,429,768,989,221,060,608/48,136,553,887.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 59,797,171,515.90

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