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Finding the Fourth Proportional to 74,027,960,013.18, 102,158,584,818.19 and 42,345,573,357.18

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Solution

The fourth proportional to 74,027,960,013.18, 102,158,584,818.19 and 42,345,573,357.18 is: 58,436,891,232.91

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    74,027,960,013.18 : 102,158,584,818.19 = 42,345,573,357.18 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    74,027,960,013.18/102,158,584,818.19 = 42,345,573,357.18/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    74,027,960,013.18x = 102,158,584,818.19 × 42,345,573,357.18
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    74,027,960,013.18x = 4,325,963,847,483,849,179,136
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,325,963,847,483,849,179,136/74,027,960,013.18
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 58,436,891,232.91

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