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Finding the Fourth Proportional to 79,208,949,740.23, 118,862,294,844.29 and 36,705,924,695.88

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Solution

The fourth proportional to 79,208,949,740.23, 118,862,294,844.29 and 36,705,924,695.88 is: 55,081,533,817.11

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    79,208,949,740.23 : 118,862,294,844.29 = 36,705,924,695.88 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    79,208,949,740.23/118,862,294,844.29 = 36,705,924,695.88/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    79,208,949,740.23x = 118,862,294,844.29 × 36,705,924,695.88
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    79,208,949,740.23x = 4,362,950,443,733,993,652,224
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,362,950,443,733,993,652,224/79,208,949,740.23
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 55,081,533,817.11

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