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Finding the Fourth Proportional to 1,736,305,559.40, 2,604,458,339.10 and 1,603,279,972.20

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Solution

The fourth proportional to 1,736,305,559.40, 2,604,458,339.10 and 1,603,279,972.20 is: 2,404,919,958.30

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    1,736,305,559.40 : 2,604,458,339.10 = 1,603,279,972.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    1,736,305,559.40/2,604,458,339.10 = 1,603,279,972.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    1,736,305,559.40x = 2,604,458,339.10 × 1,603,279,972.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    1,736,305,559.40x = 4,175,675,893,508,305,920
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,175,675,893,508,305,920/1,736,305,559.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 2,404,919,958.30

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