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Finding the Fourth Proportional to 3,786,164,931.74, 5,225,177,978.91 and 2,092,583,181.87

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Solution

The fourth proportional to 3,786,164,931.74, 5,225,177,978.91 and 2,092,583,181.87 is: 2,887,914,224.05

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    3,786,164,931.74 : 5,225,177,978.91 = 2,092,583,181.87 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    3,786,164,931.74/5,225,177,978.91 = 2,092,583,181.87/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    3,786,164,931.74x = 5,225,177,978.91 × 2,092,583,181.87
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    3,786,164,931.74x = 10,934,119,560,944,541,696
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 10,934,119,560,944,541,696/3,786,164,931.74
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 2,887,914,224.05

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