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Finding the Fourth Proportional to 3,873,576,843.27, 5,347,185,457.01 and 2,604,154,045.68

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Solution

The fourth proportional to 3,873,576,843.27, 5,347,185,457.01 and 2,604,154,045.68 is: 3,594,841,461.59

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    3,873,576,843.27 : 5,347,185,457.01 = 2,604,154,045.68 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    3,873,576,843.27/5,347,185,457.01 = 2,604,154,045.68/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    3,873,576,843.27x = 5,347,185,457.01 × 2,604,154,045.68
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    3,873,576,843.27x = 13,924,894,640,860,829,696
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 13,924,894,640,860,829,696/3,873,576,843.27
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 3,594,841,461.59

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