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Finding the Fourth Proportional to 53,000,616,385.76, 73,141,087,851.84 and 28,914,565,014.05

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Solution

The fourth proportional to 53,000,616,385.76, 73,141,087,851.84 and 28,914,565,014.05 is: 39,902,229,145.74

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    53,000,616,385.76 : 73,141,087,851.84 = 28,914,565,014.05 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    53,000,616,385.76/73,141,087,851.84 = 28,914,565,014.05/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    53,000,616,385.76x = 73,141,087,851.84 × 28,914,565,014.05
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    53,000,616,385.76x = 2,114,842,739,889,859,985,408
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,114,842,739,889,859,985,408/53,000,616,385.76
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 39,902,229,145.74

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