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Finding the Fourth Proportional to 79,208,949,768.87, 118,862,294,886.55 and 36,705,924,724.52

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Solution

The fourth proportional to 79,208,949,768.87, 118,862,294,886.55 and 36,705,924,724.52 is: 55,081,533,859.75

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    79,208,949,768.87 : 118,862,294,886.55 = 36,705,924,724.52 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    79,208,949,768.87/118,862,294,886.55 = 36,705,924,724.52/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    79,208,949,768.87x = 118,862,294,886.55 × 36,705,924,724.52
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    79,208,949,768.87x = 4,362,950,448,689,402,347,520
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,362,950,448,689,402,347,520/79,208,949,768.87
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 55,081,533,859.75

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