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Finding the Fourth Proportional to 3,587,043,678.80, 5,380,565,518.20 and 2,607,491,627.60

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Solution

The fourth proportional to 3,587,043,678.80, 5,380,565,518.20 and 2,607,491,627.60 is: 3,911,237,441.40

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    3,587,043,678.80 : 5,380,565,518.20 = 2,607,491,627.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    3,587,043,678.80/5,380,565,518.20 = 2,607,491,627.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    3,587,043,678.80x = 5,380,565,518.20 × 2,607,491,627.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    3,587,043,678.80x = 14,029,779,540,459,753,472
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 14,029,779,540,459,753,472/3,587,043,678.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 3,911,237,441.40

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