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Finding the Fourth Proportional to 6,478,532,870.49, 8,940,383,983.31 and 3,508,314,243.93

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Solution

The fourth proportional to 6,478,532,870.49, 8,940,383,983.31 and 3,508,314,243.93 is: 4,841,478,325.70

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    6,478,532,870.49 : 8,940,383,983.31 = 3,508,314,243.93 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    6,478,532,870.49/8,940,383,983.31 = 3,508,314,243.93/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    6,478,532,870.49x = 8,940,383,983.31 × 3,508,314,243.93
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    6,478,532,870.49x = 31,365,676,474,832,564,224
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 31,365,676,474,832,564,224/6,478,532,870.49
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 4,841,478,325.70

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