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Finding the Fourth Proportional to 3,848,570,852.36, 5,311,027,776.74 and 2,088,438,260.36

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Solution

The fourth proportional to 3,848,570,852.36, 5,311,027,776.74 and 2,088,438,260.36 is: 2,882,044,799.56

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    3,848,570,852.36 : 5,311,027,776.74 = 2,088,438,260.36 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    3,848,570,852.36/5,311,027,776.74 = 2,088,438,260.36/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    3,848,570,852.36x = 5,311,027,776.74 × 2,088,438,260.36
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    3,848,570,852.36x = 11,091,753,610,778,523,648
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 11,091,753,610,778,523,648/3,848,570,852.36
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 2,882,044,799.56

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