SOLUTION: two numbers are in the ratio 2:3. If the larger number is 51, what is the smaller number??

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Question 899823: two numbers are in the ratio 2:3. If the larger number is 51, what is the smaller number??
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two numbers are in the ratio 2:3. If the larger number is 51, what is the smaller number??
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let x = the multiplier
then
2x = the smaller number
3x = the larger number
:
Find x
3x = 51
x = 51/3
x = 17 is the multiplier
Find the smaller number
2*17 = 34 is the smaller number