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Finding the Fourth Proportional to 3,747,869,585.40, 5,172,060,517.74 and 2,077,226,583.96

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Solution

The fourth proportional to 3,747,869,585.40, 5,172,060,517.74 and 2,077,226,583.96 is: 2,866,572,957.38

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    3,747,869,585.40 : 5,172,060,517.74 = 2,077,226,583.96 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    3,747,869,585.40/5,172,060,517.74 = 2,077,226,583.96/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    3,747,869,585.40x = 5,172,060,517.74 × 2,077,226,583.96
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    3,747,869,585.40x = 10,743,541,601,299,449,856
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 10,743,541,601,299,449,856/3,747,869,585.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 2,866,572,957.38

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