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Finding the Fourth Proportional to 81,000,837,653.92, 121,379,240,290.56 and 72,173,485,731.76

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Solution

The fourth proportional to 81,000,837,653.92, 121,379,240,290.56 and 72,173,485,731.76 is: 108,151,509,551.93

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    81,000,837,653.92 : 121,379,240,290.56 = 72,173,485,731.76 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    81,000,837,653.92/121,379,240,290.56 = 72,173,485,731.76/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    81,000,837,653.92x = 121,379,240,290.56 × 72,173,485,731.76
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    81,000,837,653.92x = 8,760,362,867,242,600,235,008
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 8,760,362,867,242,600,235,008/81,000,837,653.92
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 108,151,509,551.93

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