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Finding the Fourth Proportional to 48,400,667,081.26, 72,601,136,824.43 and 18,564,143,999.85

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Solution

The fourth proportional to 48,400,667,081.26, 72,601,136,824.43 and 18,564,143,999.85 is: 27,846,268,240.45

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    48,400,667,081.26 : 72,601,136,824.43 = 18,564,143,999.85 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    48,400,667,081.26/72,601,136,824.43 = 18,564,143,999.85/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    48,400,667,081.26x = 72,601,136,824.43 × 18,564,143,999.85
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    48,400,667,081.26x = 1,347,777,958,561,568,260,096
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,347,777,958,561,568,260,096/48,400,667,081.26
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 27,846,268,240.45

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