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Finding the Fourth Proportional to 86,218,653,821.48, 118,980,476,026.68 and 48,157,416,271.88

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Solution

The fourth proportional to 86,218,653,821.48, 118,980,476,026.68 and 48,157,416,271.88 is: 66,456,527,193.14

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    86,218,653,821.48 : 118,980,476,026.68 = 48,157,416,271.88 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    86,218,653,821.48/118,980,476,026.68 = 48,157,416,271.88/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    86,218,653,821.48x = 118,980,476,026.68 × 48,157,416,271.88
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    86,218,653,821.48x = 5,729,792,312,243,266,781,184
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 5,729,792,312,243,266,781,184/86,218,653,821.48
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 66,456,527,193.14

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