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Finding the Fourth Proportional to 79,199,540,019.70, 118,851,647,695.12 and 37,288,391,475.94

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Solution

The fourth proportional to 79,199,540,019.70, 118,851,647,695.12 and 37,288,391,475.94 is: 55,957,228,611.60

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    79,199,540,019.70 : 118,851,647,695.12 = 37,288,391,475.94 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    79,199,540,019.70/118,851,647,695.12 = 37,288,391,475.94/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    79,199,540,019.70x = 118,851,647,695.12 × 37,288,391,475.94
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    79,199,540,019.70x = 4,431,786,766,816,136,658,944
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,431,786,766,816,136,658,944/79,199,540,019.70
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 55,957,228,611.60

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