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Finding the Fourth Proportional to 74,692,348,303.60, 103,075,132,501.38 and 40,398,093,157.60

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Solution

The fourth proportional to 74,692,348,303.60, 103,075,132,501.38 and 40,398,093,157.60 is: 55,749,201,887.42

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    74,692,348,303.60 : 103,075,132,501.38 = 40,398,093,157.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    74,692,348,303.60/103,075,132,501.38 = 40,398,093,157.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    74,692,348,303.60x = 103,075,132,501.38 × 40,398,093,157.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    74,692,348,303.60x = 4,164,038,805,022,712,528,896
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,164,038,805,022,712,528,896/74,692,348,303.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 55,749,201,887.42

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