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Finding the Fourth Proportional to 5,837,572,652.49, 8,770,328,204.76 and 3,743,152,501.32

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Solution

The fourth proportional to 5,837,572,652.49, 8,770,328,204.76 and 3,743,152,501.32 is: 5,623,686,061.20

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    5,837,572,652.49 : 8,770,328,204.76 = 3,743,152,501.32 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    5,837,572,652.49/8,770,328,204.76 = 3,743,152,501.32/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    5,837,572,652.49x = 8,770,328,204.76 × 3,743,152,501.32
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    5,837,572,652.49x = 32,828,675,957,044,740,096
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 32,828,675,957,044,740,096/5,837,572,652.49
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 5,623,686,061.20

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