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Finding the Fourth Proportional to 5,118,573,722.40, 7,677,860,583.60 and 4,715,465,882.40

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Solution

The fourth proportional to 5,118,573,722.40, 7,677,860,583.60 and 4,715,465,882.40 is: 7,073,198,823.60

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    5,118,573,722.40 : 7,677,860,583.60 = 4,715,465,882.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    5,118,573,722.40/7,677,860,583.60 = 4,715,465,882.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    5,118,573,722.40x = 7,677,860,583.60 × 4,715,465,882.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    5,118,573,722.40x = 36,204,689,631,789,551,616
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 36,204,689,631,789,551,616/5,118,573,722.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 7,073,198,823.60

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