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Finding the Fourth Proportional to 3,121,125,495.28, 4,678,411,008.82 and 1,050,128,261.80

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Solution

The fourth proportional to 3,121,125,495.28, 4,678,411,008.82 and 1,050,128,261.80 is: 1,574,089,740.42

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    3,121,125,495.28 : 4,678,411,008.82 = 1,050,128,261.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    3,121,125,495.28/4,678,411,008.82 = 1,050,128,261.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    3,121,125,495.28x = 4,678,411,008.82 × 1,050,128,261.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    3,121,125,495.28x = 4,912,931,620,678,130,688
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,912,931,620,678,130,688/3,121,125,495.28
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 1,574,089,740.42

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