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Finding the Fourth Proportional to 1,736,306,258.40, 2,604,459,387.60 and 1,603,280,671.20

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Solution

The fourth proportional to 1,736,306,258.40, 2,604,459,387.60 and 1,603,280,671.20 is: 2,404,921,006.80

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    1,736,306,258.40 : 2,604,459,387.60 = 1,603,280,671.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    1,736,306,258.40/2,604,459,387.60 = 1,603,280,671.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    1,736,306,258.40x = 2,604,459,387.60 × 1,603,280,671.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    1,736,306,258.40x = 4,175,679,395,064,468,992
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,175,679,395,064,468,992/1,736,306,258.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 2,404,921,006.80

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