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Finding the Fourth Proportional to 79,018,476,592.46, 118,508,736,635.60 and 36,482,505,215.90

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Solution

The fourth proportional to 79,018,476,592.46, 118,508,736,635.60 and 36,482,505,215.90 is: 54,714,995,642.55

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    79,018,476,592.46 : 118,508,736,635.60 = 36,482,505,215.90 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    79,018,476,592.46/118,508,736,635.60 = 36,482,505,215.90/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    79,018,476,592.46x = 118,508,736,635.60 × 36,482,505,215.90
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    79,018,476,592.46x = 4,323,495,602,437,523,243,008
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,323,495,602,437,523,243,008/79,018,476,592.46
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 54,714,995,642.55

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