SOLUTION: A number is 90 and a:b=2:3 then find how much is a and b in 90.

Question 1038951: A number is 90 and a:b=2:3 then find how much is a and b in 90.

Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A number is 90 and a:b=2:3 then find how much is a and b in 90.
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Pitiful wording. If you mean:
a + b = 90
and a:b=2:3
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a*x + b*x = 90
2x + 3x = 90
x = 18
--> a = 36, b = 54

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