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Finding the Fourth Proportional to 6,407,257,402.60, 8,842,911,000.42 and 4,628,864,591.08

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Solution

The fourth proportional to 6,407,257,402.60, 8,842,911,000.42 and 4,628,864,591.08 is: 6,388,480,287.26

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    6,407,257,402.60 : 8,842,911,000.42 = 4,628,864,591.08 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    6,407,257,402.60/8,842,911,000.42 = 4,628,864,591.08/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    6,407,257,402.60x = 8,842,911,000.42 × 4,628,864,591.08
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    6,407,257,402.60x = 40,932,637,611,915,960,320
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 40,932,637,611,915,960,320/6,407,257,402.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 6,388,480,287.26

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