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Finding the Fourth Proportional to 73,993,438,993.36, 102,111,021,382.21 and 40,160,741,077.57

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Solution

The fourth proportional to 73,993,438,993.36, 102,111,021,382.21 and 40,160,741,077.57 is: 55,421,863,704.23

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    73,993,438,993.36 : 102,111,021,382.21 = 40,160,741,077.57 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    73,993,438,993.36/102,111,021,382.21 = 40,160,741,077.57/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    73,993,438,993.36x = 102,111,021,382.21 × 40,160,741,077.57
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    73,993,438,993.36x = 4,100,854,290,897,353,834,496
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,100,854,290,897,353,834,496/73,993,438,993.36
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 55,421,863,704.23

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