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Finding the Fourth Proportional to 3,747,869,502.90, 5,172,060,404.43 and 2,077,226,501.46

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Solution

The fourth proportional to 3,747,869,502.90, 5,172,060,404.43 and 2,077,226,501.46 is: 2,866,572,843.83

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    3,747,869,502.90 : 5,172,060,404.43 = 2,077,226,501.46 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    3,747,869,502.90/5,172,060,404.43 = 2,077,226,501.46/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    3,747,869,502.90x = 5,172,060,404.43 × 2,077,226,501.46
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    3,747,869,502.90x = 10,743,540,939,233,923,072
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 10,743,540,939,233,923,072/3,747,869,502.90
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 2,866,572,843.83

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