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Finding the Fourth Proportional to 3,864.44, 5,817.56 and 3,519.99

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Solution

The fourth proportional to 3,864.44, 5,817.56 and 3,519.99 is: 5,299.01

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    3,864.44 : 5,817.56 = 3,519.99 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    3,864.44/5,817.56 = 3,519.99/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    3,864.44x = 5,817.56 × 3,519.99
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    3,864.44x = 20,477,735.42
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 20,477,735.42/3,864.44
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 5,299.01

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