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Finding the Fourth Proportional to 1,749,784,842.80, 2,624,677,264.20 and 1,616,759,255.60

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Solution

The fourth proportional to 1,749,784,842.80, 2,624,677,264.20 and 1,616,759,255.60 is: 2,425,138,883.40

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    1,749,784,842.80 : 2,624,677,264.20 = 1,616,759,255.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    1,749,784,842.80/2,624,677,264.20 = 1,616,759,255.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    1,749,784,842.80x = 2,624,677,264.20 × 1,616,759,255.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    1,749,784,842.80x = 4,243,471,259,858,235,904
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,243,471,259,858,235,904/1,749,784,842.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 2,425,138,883.40

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