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Finding the Fourth Proportional to 4,002,345,943.11, 5,520,016,873.46 and 3,518,503,366.43

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Solution

The fourth proportional to 4,002,345,943.11, 5,520,016,873.46 and 3,518,503,366.43 is: 4,852,703,446.46

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    4,002,345,943.11 : 5,520,016,873.46 = 3,518,503,366.43 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    4,002,345,943.11/5,520,016,873.46 = 3,518,503,366.43/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    4,002,345,943.11x = 5,520,016,873.46 × 3,518,503,366.43
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    4,002,345,943.11x = 19,422,197,952,041,107,456
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 19,422,197,952,041,107,456/4,002,345,943.11
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 4,852,703,446.46

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