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Two numbers are the ratio 3:2. If the smaller number is 24, find the larger number.
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Two numbers are the ratio 3:2. If the smaller number is 24, find the larger number.
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Basically, you try to find 2 numbers that divide to 3/2. So, using trial and error, plug in numbers for x in this expression: x/24=3/2, and solve to find the number that makes it true. You end up getting 36/24=3/2. Hope that helps! :)
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