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Finding the Fourth Proportional to 3,718,909,840.14, 5,132,327,500.20 and 2,048,158,538.46

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Solution

The fourth proportional to 3,718,909,840.14, 5,132,327,500.20 and 2,048,158,538.46 is: 2,826,586,511.52

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    3,718,909,840.14 : 5,132,327,500.20 = 2,048,158,538.46 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    3,718,909,840.14/5,132,327,500.20 = 2,048,158,538.46/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    3,718,909,840.14x = 5,132,327,500.20 × 2,048,158,538.46
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    3,718,909,840.14x = 10,511,820,391,707,697,152
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 10,511,820,391,707,697,152/3,718,909,840.14
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 2,826,586,511.52

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