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Finding the Fourth Proportional to 3,742,139,952,716.20, 5,603,542,699,194.20 and 2,582,696,016,058.70

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Solution

The fourth proportional to 3,742,139,952,716.20, 5,603,542,699,194.20 and 2,582,696,016,058.70 is: 3,867,372,035,222.55

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    3,742,139,952,716.20 : 5,603,542,699,194.20 = 2,582,696,016,058.70 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    3,742,139,952,716.20/5,603,542,699,194.20 = 2,582,696,016,058.70/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    3,742,139,952,716.20x = 5,603,542,699,194.20 × 2,582,696,016,058.70
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    3,742,139,952,716.20x = 14,472,247,405,023,676,199,862,272
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 14,472,247,405,023,676,199,862,272/3,742,139,952,716.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 3,867,372,035,222.55

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