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Finding the Fourth Proportional to 5,871,578,643.18, 8,104,485,951.21 and 3,837,335,514.39

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Solution

The fourth proportional to 5,871,578,643.18, 8,104,485,951.21 and 3,837,335,514.39 is: 5,296,638,886.47

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    5,871,578,643.18 : 8,104,485,951.21 = 3,837,335,514.39 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    5,871,578,643.18/8,104,485,951.21 = 3,837,335,514.39/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    5,871,578,643.18x = 8,104,485,951.21 × 3,837,335,514.39
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    5,871,578,643.18x = 31,099,631,766,452,953,088
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 31,099,631,766,452,953,088/5,871,578,643.18
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 5,296,638,886.47

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