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Finding the Fourth Proportional to 3,780,387,684.18, 5,216,935,949.73 and 2,086,843,312.98

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Solution

The fourth proportional to 3,780,387,684.18, 5,216,935,949.73 and 2,086,843,312.98 is: 2,879,844,293.88

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    3,780,387,684.18 : 5,216,935,949.73 = 2,086,843,312.98 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    3,780,387,684.18/5,216,935,949.73 = 2,086,843,312.98/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    3,780,387,684.18x = 5,216,935,949.73 × 2,086,843,312.98
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    3,780,387,684.18x = 10,886,927,900,939,014,144
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 10,886,927,900,939,014,144/3,780,387,684.18
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 2,879,844,293.88

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