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Finding the Fourth Proportional to 3,756,835,994.24, 5,184,911,967.72 and 2,271,734,748.56

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Solution

The fourth proportional to 3,756,835,994.24, 5,184,911,967.72 and 2,271,734,748.56 is: 3,135,283,175.35

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    3,756,835,994.24 : 5,184,911,967.72 = 2,271,734,748.56 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    3,756,835,994.24/5,184,911,967.72 = 2,271,734,748.56/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    3,756,835,994.24x = 5,184,911,967.72 × 2,271,734,748.56
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    3,756,835,994.24x = 11,778,744,685,294,129,152
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 11,778,744,685,294,129,152/3,756,835,994.24
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 3,135,283,175.35

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