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Finding the Fourth Proportional to 2,589,641,834.17, 3,573,559,001.02 and 1,460,544,112.39

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Solution

The fourth proportional to 2,589,641,834.17, 3,573,559,001.02 and 1,460,544,112.39 is: 2,015,468,120.09

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    2,589,641,834.17 : 3,573,559,001.02 = 1,460,544,112.39 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    2,589,641,834.17/3,573,559,001.02 = 1,460,544,112.39/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    2,589,641,834.17x = 3,573,559,001.02 × 1,460,544,112.39
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    2,589,641,834.17x = 5,219,340,559,219,681,280
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 5,219,340,559,219,681,280/2,589,641,834.17
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 2,015,468,120.09

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