Question

The ratio of Luke's age to Jack's age is 3:2. If Luke is 36, how old is Jack?

Answer 1

Answer:

Jack is 24

Step-by-step explanation:

Luke : jack

3            2

We know like is 36

3*12 = 36, so we need to multiply by 12

Luke : jack

3*12     2*12

36          24

Answer 2

Answer:

24

Step-by-step explanation

Notice that Luke's real age is 12 times the number in the ratio, which is a simplified version of the original ratio, where they used division by 12 on both sides to get 3:2. Just do the opposite of division, which is multiplication, and multiply both sides of the ratio to get 36:24, which means that Jack is 24 years old!

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