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Finding the Fourth Proportional to 3,873,576,837.23, 5,347,185,448.77 and 2,604,154,039.64

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Solution

The fourth proportional to 3,873,576,837.23, 5,347,185,448.77 and 2,604,154,039.64 is: 3,594,841,453.32

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    3,873,576,837.23 : 5,347,185,448.77 = 2,604,154,039.64 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    3,873,576,837.23/5,347,185,448.77 = 2,604,154,039.64/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    3,873,576,837.23x = 5,347,185,448.77 × 2,604,154,039.64
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    3,873,576,837.23x = 13,924,894,587,091,888,128
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 13,924,894,587,091,888,128/3,873,576,837.23
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 3,594,841,453.32

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