Question

Two numbers are in the ratio of 2 to 3. If the smaller number is 18, the larger number is _____. 21 27 36 54

Answer 1

x*3/2 - it's the larger one. The smaller number is 18. => the larger number is 18*3/2=27

the answer is 27

Answer 2

Answer: If two numbers are in a ratio of 2 to 3, this means that two times one number is equal to 3 times the other, or:

2*X = 3*Y, where X and Y are any numbers, and X is the bigger one and Y is the smaller one.

If Y=18, then:

2*X = 3*18 = 54

X=54/2 = 27

So the answer is 27.