Question 1138769

Ben and Matt received votes in the ratio 2:3.
The total number of votes cast was 60.
How many votes did Ben get?
<pre>With Ben's share being 2 of the total 5 (2 + 3) parts, we get: {{{highlight_green(matrix(1,5, (2/(2 + 3)) * 60, "=", (2/5) * 60, "=", 24))}}}
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