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Finding the Fourth Proportional to 52,505,593,928.48, 72,457,723,162.98 and 28,743,803,936.48

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Solution

The fourth proportional to 52,505,593,928.48, 72,457,723,162.98 and 28,743,803,936.48 is: 39,666,451,371.21

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    52,505,593,928.48 : 72,457,723,162.98 = 28,743,803,936.48 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    52,505,593,928.48/72,457,723,162.98 = 28,743,803,936.48/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    52,505,593,928.48x = 72,457,723,162.98 × 28,743,803,936.48
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    52,505,593,928.48x = 2,082,710,588,280,587,157,504
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,082,710,588,280,587,157,504/52,505,593,928.48
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 39,666,451,371.21

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