20 oz. 4. The sum of 2 numbers is 40. The ratio of the bigger to the smaller number is 3:2. What is the smaller number?

BluntFish asked Jul 6, 2022

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20 oz.

4. The sum of 2 numbers is 40. The ratio of the bigger to the smaller number is 3:2. What is the smaller
number?

BluntFish asked Jul 6, 2022

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Answer:

Explanation:

40 = 3:2 x

Then, you know that 3+2 = 5

so, x = 40/5

x=8

Now, you multiply x by 2 to get 16

Fluous answered Jul 10, 2022

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