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Finding the Fourth Proportional to 74,739,752,855.64, 112,116,441,277.38 and 24,362,255,980.20

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Solution

The fourth proportional to 74,739,752,855.64, 112,116,441,277.38 and 24,362,255,980.20 is: 36,545,604,415.69

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    74,739,752,855.64 : 112,116,441,277.38 = 24,362,255,980.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    74,739,752,855.64/112,116,441,277.38 = 24,362,255,980.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    74,739,752,855.64x = 112,116,441,277.38 × 24,362,255,980.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    74,739,752,855.64x = 2,731,409,441,988,593,319,936
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,731,409,441,988,593,319,936/74,739,752,855.64
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 36,545,604,415.69

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