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Finding the Fourth Proportional to 6,449,785,398.56, 8,900,136,147.01 and 3,591,711,643.79

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Solution

The fourth proportional to 6,449,785,398.56, 8,900,136,147.01 and 3,591,711,643.79 is: 4,956,245,929.93

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    6,449,785,398.56 : 8,900,136,147.01 = 3,591,711,643.79 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    6,449,785,398.56/8,900,136,147.01 = 3,591,711,643.79/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    6,449,785,398.56x = 8,900,136,147.01 × 3,591,711,643.79
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    6,449,785,398.56x = 31,966,722,630,532,083,712
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 31,966,722,630,532,083,712/6,449,785,398.56
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 4,956,245,929.93

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