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Finding the Fourth Proportional to 73,993,438,980.87, 102,111,021,364.96 and 40,160,741,065.08

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Solution

The fourth proportional to 73,993,438,980.87, 102,111,021,364.96 and 40,160,741,065.08 is: 55,421,863,686.98

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    73,993,438,980.87 : 102,111,021,364.96 = 40,160,741,065.08 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    73,993,438,980.87/102,111,021,364.96 = 40,160,741,065.08/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    73,993,438,980.87x = 102,111,021,364.96 × 40,160,741,065.08
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    73,993,438,980.87x = 4,100,854,288,929,011,007,488
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,100,854,288,929,011,007,488/73,993,438,980.87
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 55,421,863,686.98

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