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Finding the Fourth Proportional to 4,654,543,962.20, 6,985,217,165.70 and 3,277,048,890.20

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Solution

The fourth proportional to 4,654,543,962.20, 6,985,217,165.70 and 3,277,048,890.20 is: 4,917,967,978.51

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    4,654,543,962.20 : 6,985,217,165.70 = 3,277,048,890.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    4,654,543,962.20/6,985,217,165.70 = 3,277,048,890.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    4,654,543,962.20x = 6,985,217,165.70 × 3,277,048,890.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    4,654,543,962.20x = 22,890,898,160,663,171,072
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 22,890,898,160,663,171,072/4,654,543,962.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 4,917,967,978.51

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