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Finding the Fourth Proportional to 79,011,919,518.62, 109,036,556,910.87 and 42,882,952,498.07

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Solution

The fourth proportional to 79,011,919,518.62, 109,036,556,910.87 and 42,882,952,498.07 is: 59,178,533,049.81

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    79,011,919,518.62 : 109,036,556,910.87 = 42,882,952,498.07 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    79,011,919,518.62/109,036,556,910.87 = 42,882,952,498.07/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    79,011,919,518.62x = 109,036,556,910.87 × 42,882,952,498.07
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    79,011,919,518.62x = 4,675,809,490,561,943,994,368
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,675,809,490,561,943,994,368/79,011,919,518.62
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 59,178,533,049.81

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