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Finding the Fourth Proportional to 5,986,060.10, 8,979,090.15 and 5,655,385.70

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Solution

The fourth proportional to 5,986,060.10, 8,979,090.15 and 5,655,385.70 is: 8,483,078.55

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    5,986,060.10 : 8,979,090.15 = 5,655,385.70 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    5,986,060.10/8,979,090.15 = 5,655,385.70/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    5,986,060.10x = 8,979,090.15 × 5,655,385.70
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    5,986,060.10x = 50,780,218,033,320.86
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 50,780,218,033,320.86/5,986,060.10
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 8,483,078.55

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