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Finding the Fourth Proportional to 53,043,415,404.90, 73,199,540,882.28 and 28,957,437,019.62

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Solution

The fourth proportional to 53,043,415,404.90, 73,199,540,882.28 and 28,957,437,019.62 is: 39,961,059,799.48

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    53,043,415,404.90 : 73,199,540,882.28 = 28,957,437,019.62 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    53,043,415,404.90/73,199,540,882.28 = 28,957,437,019.62/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    53,043,415,404.90x = 73,199,540,882.28 × 28,957,437,019.62
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    53,043,415,404.90x = 2,119,671,094,963,722,518,528
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,119,671,094,963,722,518,528/53,043,415,404.90
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 39,961,059,799.48

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