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Finding the Fourth Proportional to 2,837,116,859.20, 4,248,508,927.20 and 1,862,491,681.60

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Solution

The fourth proportional to 2,837,116,859.20, 4,248,508,927.20 and 1,862,491,681.60 is: 2,789,032,996.81

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    2,837,116,859.20 : 4,248,508,927.20 = 1,862,491,681.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    2,837,116,859.20/4,248,508,927.20 = 1,862,491,681.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    2,837,116,859.20x = 4,248,508,927.20 × 1,862,491,681.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    2,837,116,859.20x = 7,912,812,536,113,339,392
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 7,912,812,536,113,339,392/2,837,116,859.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 2,789,032,996.81

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