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Finding the Fourth Proportional to 4,884,988,386.89, 6,724,264,682.17 and 4,257,377,823.53

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Solution

The fourth proportional to 4,884,988,386.89, 6,724,264,682.17 and 4,257,377,823.53 is: 5,860,348,698.93

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    4,884,988,386.89 : 6,724,264,682.17 = 4,257,377,823.53 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    4,884,988,386.89/6,724,264,682.17 = 4,257,377,823.53/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    4,884,988,386.89x = 6,724,264,682.17 × 4,257,377,823.53
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    4,884,988,386.89x = 28,627,735,337,416,564,736
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 28,627,735,337,416,564,736/4,884,988,386.89
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 5,860,348,698.93

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