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Finding the Fourth Proportional to 74,739,752,856.64, 112,116,441,278.88 and 24,362,255,981.20

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Solution

The fourth proportional to 74,739,752,856.64, 112,116,441,278.88 and 24,362,255,981.20 is: 36,545,604,417.19

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    74,739,752,856.64 : 112,116,441,278.88 = 24,362,255,981.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    74,739,752,856.64/112,116,441,278.88 = 24,362,255,981.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    74,739,752,856.64x = 112,116,441,278.88 × 24,362,255,981.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    74,739,752,856.64x = 2,731,409,442,137,253,085,184
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,731,409,442,137,253,085,184/74,739,752,856.64
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 36,545,604,417.19

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