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Finding the Fourth Proportional to 74,576,726,946.32, 102,915,924,532.02 and 40,282,433,369.77

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Solution

The fourth proportional to 74,576,726,946.32, 102,915,924,532.02 and 40,282,433,369.77 is: 55,589,780,383.27

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    74,576,726,946.32 : 102,915,924,532.02 = 40,282,433,369.77 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    74,576,726,946.32/102,915,924,532.02 = 40,282,433,369.77/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    74,576,726,946.32x = 102,915,924,532.02 × 40,282,433,369.77
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    74,576,726,946.32x = 4,145,703,872,649,270,132,736
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,145,703,872,649,270,132,736/74,576,726,946.32
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 55,589,780,383.27

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