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Finding the Fourth Proportional to 71,239,400,077.98, 106,877,187,508.42 and 32,978,206,597.38

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Solution

The fourth proportional to 71,239,400,077.98, 106,877,187,508.42 and 32,978,206,597.38 is: 49,475,682,927.45

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    71,239,400,077.98 : 106,877,187,508.42 = 32,978,206,597.38 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    71,239,400,077.98/106,877,187,508.42 = 32,978,206,597.38/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    71,239,400,077.98x = 106,877,187,508.42 × 32,978,206,597.38
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    71,239,400,077.98x = 3,524,617,970,199,595,843,584
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,524,617,970,199,595,843,584/71,239,400,077.98
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 49,475,682,927.45

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