document.write( "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? \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #504149 by LinnW(1048) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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You could have $\"3%2F2=0.6%2Fx\"$ or $\"3%2F2=x%2F0.6\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Take $\"3%2F2=0.6%2Fx\"$ first.
\n" ); document.write( " $\"3%2F2=0.6%2Fx\"$
\n" ); document.write( "multiply each side by 2x
\n" ); document.write( " $\"2x%2A3%2F2=2x%2A0.6%2Fx\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x%2A3=2%2A0.6\"$
\n" ); document.write( "divide each side by 3
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x%2A3%2F3=2%2A0.6%2F3\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x=2%2A0.6%2F3\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x=1.2%2F3\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x=0.4\"$
\n" ); document.write( "So we have 0.4:0.6\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Now take $\"3%2F2=x%2F0.6\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"3%2F2=x%2F0.6\"$
\n" ); document.write( "multiply each side by 2(0.6)
\n" ); document.write( " $\"2%280.6%293%2F2=2%280.6%29x%2F0.6\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%280.6%293=2x\"$
\n" ); document.write( "divide each side by 2
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%280.6%293%2F2=x\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"1.8%2F2=x\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"0.9=x\"$
\n" ); document.write( "So we have 0.9:0.6
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