SOLUTION: If 300 is divided in the ratio of 1:2:3 what is the middle number?

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Question 810427: If 300 is divided in the ratio of 1:2:3 what is the middle number?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39616) About Me  (Show Source):
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Those are 6 parts, and the middle part is 2%2F6 of those parts; the whole being 300. You want 2%2F6 of 300, same as 1%2F3 of 300, being 100.