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Finding the Fourth Proportional to 3,503,176,882.96, 4,808,632,712.87 and 3,097,818,357.52

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Solution

The fourth proportional to 3,503,176,882.96, 4,808,632,712.87 and 3,097,818,357.52 is: 4,252,217,684.17

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    3,503,176,882.96 : 4,808,632,712.87 = 3,097,818,357.52 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    3,503,176,882.96/4,808,632,712.87 = 3,097,818,357.52/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    3,503,176,882.96x = 4,808,632,712.87 × 3,097,818,357.52
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    3,503,176,882.96x = 14,896,270,692,499,884,032
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 14,896,270,692,499,884,032/3,503,176,882.96
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 4,252,217,684.17

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