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Finding the Fourth Proportional to 3,737,116,581.56, 5,154,790,863.94 and 2,396,883,827.40

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Solution

The fourth proportional to 3,737,116,581.56, 5,154,790,863.94 and 2,396,883,827.40 is: 3,306,141,134.68

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    3,737,116,581.56 : 5,154,790,863.94 = 2,396,883,827.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    3,737,116,581.56/5,154,790,863.94 = 2,396,883,827.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    3,737,116,581.56x = 5,154,790,863.94 × 2,396,883,827.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    3,737,116,581.56x = 12,355,434,855,407,058,944
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 12,355,434,855,407,058,944/3,737,116,581.56
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 3,306,141,134.68

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