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Finding the Fourth Proportional to 4,201,585.12, 5,792,341.20 and 3,550,908.88

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Solution

The fourth proportional to 4,201,585.12, 5,792,341.20 and 3,550,908.88 is: 4,895,313.37

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    4,201,585.12 : 5,792,341.20 = 3,550,908.88 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    4,201,585.12/5,792,341.20 = 3,550,908.88/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    4,201,585.12x = 5,792,341.20 × 3,550,908.88
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    4,201,585.12x = 20,568,075,803,069.86
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 20,568,075,803,069.86/4,201,585.12
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 4,895,313.37

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