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Finding the Fourth Proportional to 4,000,172,156.63, 5,998,986,467 and 3,739,025,887.41

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Solution

The fourth proportional to 4,000,172,156.63, 5,998,986,467 and 3,739,025,887.41 is: 5,607,350,088.96

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    4,000,172,156.63 : 5,998,986,467 = 3,739,025,887.41 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    4,000,172,156.63/5,998,986,467 = 3,739,025,887.41/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    4,000,172,156.63x = 5,998,986,467 × 3,739,025,887.41
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    4,000,172,156.63x = 22,430,365,698,335,256,576
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 22,430,365,698,335,256,576/4,000,172,156.63
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 5,607,350,088.96

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