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Finding the Fourth Proportional to 74,560,233,341.98, 102,893,118,076.92 and 40,265,936,599.24

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Solution

The fourth proportional to 74,560,233,341.98, 102,893,118,076.92 and 40,265,936,599.24 is: 55,566,990,381.86

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    74,560,233,341.98 : 102,893,118,076.92 = 40,265,936,599.24 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    74,560,233,341.98/102,893,118,076.92 = 40,265,936,599.24/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    74,560,233,341.98x = 102,893,118,076.92 × 40,265,936,599.24
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    74,560,233,341.98x = 4,143,087,768,983,375,446,016
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,143,087,768,983,375,446,016/74,560,233,341.98
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 55,566,990,381.86

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