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Finding the Fourth Proportional to 87,415,552,860.71, 131,135,837,392.87 and 26,914,949,427.47

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Solution

The fourth proportional to 87,415,552,860.71, 131,135,837,392.87 and 26,914,949,427.47 is: 40,376,275,342.92

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    87,415,552,860.71 : 131,135,837,392.87 = 26,914,949,427.47 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    87,415,552,860.71/131,135,837,392.87 = 26,914,949,427.47/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    87,415,552,860.71x = 131,135,837,392.87 × 26,914,949,427.47
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    87,415,552,860.71x = 3,529,514,431,557,369,593,856
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,529,514,431,557,369,593,856/87,415,552,860.71
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 40,376,275,342.92

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