SOLUTION: Could you please help me with this problem? I am very confused about ratios. Three numbers are in ration of 2:5:3. The sum of the numbers is 120. Find the three numbers.

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Question 479303: Could you please help me with this problem? I am very confused about ratios.
Three numbers are in ration of 2:5:3. The sum of the numbers is 120. Find the three numbers.
Answer by Tatiana_Stebko(1539) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let x is a ratio coefficient, then the first number is 2x, the second is 5x the third is 3x
2x%2B5x%2B3x=120
10x=120
x=120%2F10
x=12
The first number is 2%2A12=24, the second number is 5%2A12=60, the third 3%2A12=36