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Finding the Fourth Proportional to 73,106,047,773.24, 100,849,216,693.54 and 47,746,363,497.72

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Solution

The fourth proportional to 73,106,047,773.24, 100,849,216,693.54 and 47,746,363,497.72 is: 65,865,732,116.25

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    73,106,047,773.24 : 100,849,216,693.54 = 47,746,363,497.72 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    73,106,047,773.24/100,849,216,693.54 = 47,746,363,497.72/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    73,106,047,773.24x = 100,849,216,693.54 × 47,746,363,497.72
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    73,106,047,773.24x = 4,815,183,358,709,689,483,264
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,815,183,358,709,689,483,264/73,106,047,773.24
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 65,865,732,116.25

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