17-07-2020
Mathematics

contestada

The ratio of Mark's age to Reeta's age is 3:5
Mark's age is 24 years.
(a) Work out Reeta's age.

Respuesta :

keziakh004 keziakh004

17-07-2020

Answer:

40

Step-by-step explanation:

Set up a ratio. Solve for x.

[tex]\frac{3}{5}=\frac{24}{x} \\3x = 120\\x=40[/tex]

Reeta is 40 years old.

Answer Link

Otras preguntas

What is 11.1 as a fraction?

Three yrs ago Reagan was three times as old as Sarah and half as old as Lauren. Three yrs from now, Reagan will be twice as old as Sarah. How old are they now?

Three yrs ago Reagan was three times as old as Sarah and half as old as Lauren. Three yrs from now, Reagan will be twice as old as Sarah. How old are they now?

A rectangle with dimensions of 3 units by 5 units is enlarged by a scale factor of 1.4 By what percent does its area increase?

What is the difference between movement and locomotion?

Are 2/3 and 5/6 equivalent ratios. Justify your answer

If you have 24 25 26 And 28 what is the mean

7 7/12 + (3 1/2 + 1 7/8)

The sum of the distances two hikers walked is 53mi, and the difference is 25mi. What are the distances? Use a system of equations to solve

5x+10=24-2x what is this called?