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Finding the Fourth Proportional to 79,208,949,765.72, 118,862,294,881.82 and 36,705,924,721.37

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Solution

The fourth proportional to 79,208,949,765.72, 118,862,294,881.82 and 36,705,924,721.37 is: 55,081,533,855.02

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    79,208,949,765.72 : 118,862,294,881.82 = 36,705,924,721.37 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    79,208,949,765.72/118,862,294,881.82 = 36,705,924,721.37/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    79,208,949,765.72x = 118,862,294,881.82 × 36,705,924,721.37
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    79,208,949,765.72x = 4,362,950,448,140,773,228,544
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,362,950,448,140,773,228,544/79,208,949,765.72
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 55,081,533,855.02

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