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Divide 132 kg in a ratio of 3:3:5?

User Sprhawk
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For some number
x, the number 132 can be divided into
3x,
3x, and
5x.

The sum of the three numbers is

3x+3x+5x=132

Solve for
x:

3x+3x+5x=132

\rightarrow11x=132

\rightarrow x=12

Plug into
3x and
5x:

3x=3*12=36

5x=5*12=60

So the division comes out as 36 kg, 36 kg, 60 kg.
User James Harr
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add the ratios together and divide them by 132. then times the number by the answer you get.

3+3+5=11

132÷11=12

12×3=36

12×3=36

12×5=60

so: 36:36:60
User The Bumpaster
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