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Finding the Fourth Proportional to 3,742,848,990.66, 5,165,096,272.19 and 2,156,358,250.02

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Solution

The fourth proportional to 3,742,848,990.66, 5,165,096,272.19 and 2,156,358,250.02 is: 2,975,754,027.61

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    3,742,848,990.66 : 5,165,096,272.19 = 2,156,358,250.02 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    3,742,848,990.66/5,165,096,272.19 = 2,156,358,250.02/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    3,742,848,990.66x = 5,165,096,272.19 × 2,156,358,250.02
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    3,742,848,990.66x = 11,137,797,958,713,270,272
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 11,137,797,958,713,270,272/3,742,848,990.66
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 2,975,754,027.61

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