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Finding the Fourth Proportional to 6,126,743,436.93, 8,458,809,721.25 and 5,000,399,918.61

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Solution

The fourth proportional to 6,126,743,436.93, 8,458,809,721.25 and 5,000,399,918.61 is: 6,903,737,993.44

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    6,126,743,436.93 : 8,458,809,721.25 = 5,000,399,918.61 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    6,126,743,436.93/8,458,809,721.25 = 5,000,399,918.61/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    6,126,743,436.93x = 8,458,809,721.25 × 5,000,399,918.61
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    6,126,743,436.93x = 42,297,431,441,619,681,280
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 42,297,431,441,619,681,280/6,126,743,436.93
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 6,903,737,993.44

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