Question

what does it mean to increase 60 in the ratio 2:3

Answer 1

It means that 2/3of60 is added to 60. 2/3*60=2*20=40.

Answer 2

Given:

• $60$ is added in the ratio $2:3$.

To find:

• What is increasing $60$ in the ratio $2:3$.

Step-by-step explanation:

• It is given that something is increased by $60$ in the ration $2:3$.
• Let say that any number be $x$.
• Now let's say that $x$ in increased by $60$ in the ration $2:3$.
• To solve this we need what is $60$ in the ratio $2:3$.
• Now let us find what is $60$ in the ratio $2:3$.
• To find this we need to multiply $60$ with $\frac{2}{3}$.
• so,

        $(60)(\frac{2}{3} )$

• Solve the above equation to find what is $60$ in the ratio $2:3$.
• Cancel the numerator and the denominator,

        $(20)(2)$

• By solving the above expression we can find what is meant by to increase $60$ in the ratio $2:3$.
• Thus increasing $40$ it meant by to increase $60$ in the ratio $2:3$.

Final answer:

• Therefore increase $60$ in the ratio $2:3$ is meant by increasing $40$.