SOLUTION: the are two numbers in the ratio 3:2 one of the numbers is 0.6 there are two possible answers for the other number. What are the two possible answers?

Question 836391: the are two numbers in the ratio 3:2 one of the numbers is 0.6 there are two possible answers for the other number. What are the two possible answers?
Found 2 solutions by ADEIZA, LinnW:
Answer by ADEIZA(2) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
0.6*2/3=0.4
or
0.6*3/2=0.9

Answer by LinnW(1048) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You could have or
Take first.

multiply each side by 2x

divide each side by 3

So we have 0.4:0.6
Now take

multiply each side by 2(0.6)

divide each side by 2

So we have 0.9:0.6

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