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Finding the Fourth Proportional to 5,388,896,768.40, 8,083,345,152.60 and 3,937,708,544.40

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Solution

The fourth proportional to 5,388,896,768.40, 8,083,345,152.60 and 3,937,708,544.40 is: 5,906,562,816.60

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    5,388,896,768.40 : 8,083,345,152.60 = 3,937,708,544.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    5,388,896,768.40/8,083,345,152.60 = 3,937,708,544.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    5,388,896,768.40x = 8,083,345,152.60 × 3,937,708,544.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    5,388,896,768.40x = 31,829,857,274,727,346,176
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 31,829,857,274,727,346,176/5,388,896,768.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 5,906,562,816.60

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