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Finding the Fourth Proportional to 3,986,411,681.27, 5,501,250,327.02 and 2,153,249,858.73

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Solution

The fourth proportional to 3,986,411,681.27, 5,501,250,327.02 and 2,153,249,858.73 is: 2,971,485,997.08

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    3,986,411,681.27 : 5,501,250,327.02 = 2,153,249,858.73 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    3,986,411,681.27/5,501,250,327.02 = 2,153,249,858.73/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    3,986,411,681.27x = 5,501,250,327.02 × 2,153,249,858.73
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    3,986,411,681.27x = 11,845,566,489,474,975,744
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 11,845,566,489,474,975,744/3,986,411,681.27
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 2,971,485,997.08

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