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Finding the Fourth Proportional to 4,240,988,991.14, 5,852,978,199.70 and 3,167,428,500.79

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Solution

The fourth proportional to 4,240,988,991.14, 5,852,978,199.70 and 3,167,428,500.79 is: 4,371,360,077.32

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    4,240,988,991.14 : 5,852,978,199.70 = 3,167,428,500.79 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    4,240,988,991.14/5,852,978,199.70 = 3,167,428,500.79/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    4,240,988,991.14x = 5,852,978,199.70 × 3,167,428,500.79
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    4,240,988,991.14x = 18,538,889,964,210,675,712
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 18,538,889,964,210,675,712/4,240,988,991.14
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 4,371,360,077.32

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