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Finding the Fourth Proportional to 49,258,849,478.47, 73,880,808,599.15 and 13,406,400,372.85

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Solution

The fourth proportional to 49,258,849,478.47, 73,880,808,599.15 and 13,406,400,372.85 is: 20,107,568,699.56

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    49,258,849,478.47 : 73,880,808,599.15 = 13,406,400,372.85 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    49,258,849,478.47/73,880,808,599.15 = 13,406,400,372.85/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    49,258,849,478.47x = 73,880,808,599.15 × 13,406,400,372.85
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    49,258,849,478.47x = 990,475,699,949,734,461,440
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 990,475,699,949,734,461,440/49,258,849,478.47
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 20,107,568,699.56

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