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Finding the Fourth Proportional to 3,878,079,551.47, 5,817,936,418.49 and 1,257,679,332.55

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Solution

The fourth proportional to 3,878,079,551.47, 5,817,936,418.49 and 1,257,679,332.55 is: 1,886,783,985.35

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    3,878,079,551.47 : 5,817,936,418.49 = 1,257,679,332.55 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    3,878,079,551.47/5,817,936,418.49 = 1,257,679,332.55/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    3,878,079,551.47x = 5,817,936,418.49 × 1,257,679,332.55
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    3,878,079,551.47x = 7,317,098,391,624,840,192
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 7,317,098,391,624,840,192/3,878,079,551.47
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 1,886,783,985.35

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