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Finding the Fourth Proportional to 6,165,830,025.77, 8,508,853,646.21 and 3,346,437,951.41

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Solution

The fourth proportional to 6,165,830,025.77, 8,508,853,646.21 and 3,346,437,951.41 is: 4,618,088,829.18

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    6,165,830,025.77 : 8,508,853,646.21 = 3,346,437,951.41 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    6,165,830,025.77/8,508,853,646.21 = 3,346,437,951.41/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    6,165,830,025.77x = 8,508,853,646.21 × 3,346,437,951.41
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    6,165,830,025.77x = 28,474,350,764,636,659,712
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 28,474,350,764,636,659,712/6,165,830,025.77
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 4,618,088,829.18

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