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Finding the Fourth Proportional to 3,986,388,918.16, 5,501,374,040.40 and 2,292,840,846.04

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Solution

The fourth proportional to 3,986,388,918.16, 5,501,374,040.40 and 2,292,840,846.04 is: 3,164,210,860.54

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    3,986,388,918.16 : 5,501,374,040.40 = 2,292,840,846.04 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    3,986,388,918.16/5,501,374,040.40 = 2,292,840,846.04/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    3,986,388,918.16x = 5,501,374,040.40 × 2,292,840,846.04
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    3,986,388,918.16x = 12,613,775,109,173,227,520
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 12,613,775,109,173,227,520/3,986,388,918.16
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 3,164,210,860.54

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