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Finding the Fourth Proportional to 71,239,400,077.17, 106,877,187,507.21 and 32,978,206,596.54

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Solution

The fourth proportional to 71,239,400,077.17, 106,877,187,507.21 and 32,978,206,596.54 is: 49,475,682,926.19

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    71,239,400,077.17 : 106,877,187,507.21 = 32,978,206,596.54 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    71,239,400,077.17/106,877,187,507.21 = 32,978,206,596.54/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    71,239,400,077.17x = 106,877,187,507.21 × 32,978,206,596.54
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    71,239,400,077.17x = 3,524,617,970,069,915,828,224
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,524,617,970,069,915,828,224/71,239,400,077.17
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 49,475,682,926.19

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