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Finding the Fourth Proportional to 3,506,498,564.35, 5,268,138,846.17 and 2,248,427,524.52

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Solution

The fourth proportional to 3,506,498,564.35, 5,268,138,846.17 and 2,248,427,524.52 is: 3,378,021,740.88

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    3,506,498,564.35 : 5,268,138,846.17 = 2,248,427,524.52 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    3,506,498,564.35/5,268,138,846.17 = 2,248,427,524.52/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    3,506,498,564.35x = 5,268,138,846.17 × 2,248,427,524.52
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    3,506,498,564.35x = 11,845,028,384,721,661,952
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 11,845,028,384,721,661,952/3,506,498,564.35
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 3,378,021,740.88

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