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Finding the Fourth Proportional to 73,774,455,411.48, 110,668,436,463.96 and 20,715,130,989.18

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Solution

The fourth proportional to 73,774,455,411.48, 110,668,436,463.96 and 20,715,130,989.18 is: 31,074,592,756.15

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    73,774,455,411.48 : 110,668,436,463.96 = 20,715,130,989.18 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    73,774,455,411.48/110,668,436,463.96 = 20,715,130,989.18/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    73,774,455,411.48x = 110,668,436,463.96 × 20,715,130,989.18
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    73,774,455,411.48x = 2,292,511,157,718,675,881,984
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,292,511,157,718,675,881,984/73,774,455,411.48
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 31,074,592,756.15

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