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Finding the Fourth Proportional to 5,460,242,867.15, 7,540,339,239.41 and 5,162,772,317.63

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Solution

The fourth proportional to 5,460,242,867.15, 7,540,339,239.41 and 5,162,772,317.63 is: 7,129,546,365.96

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    5,460,242,867.15 : 7,540,339,239.41 = 5,162,772,317.63 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    5,460,242,867.15/7,540,339,239.41 = 5,162,772,317.63/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    5,460,242,867.15x = 7,540,339,239.41 × 5,162,772,317.63
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    5,460,242,867.15x = 38,929,054,690,765,193,216
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 38,929,054,690,765,193,216/5,460,242,867.15
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 7,129,546,365.96

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