Josh has 45 marbles. He shares them with his friend Ahmed in the ratio 3:2. How many marbles does each boy get?

Josh has 27 marbles, and Ahmed has 18.

Step-by-step explanation:

3+2=5

45÷5=9

9×3=27 and 9×2=18

So Josh has 27 marbles, and Ahmed has 18.

x = 2

step-by-step explanation:

if sr parallel to ba then the sides bc and ac are in proportion, that is

= ← substitute values

= ( cross- multiply )

27x = 6(4x + 1)

27x = 24x + 6 ( subtract 24x from both sides )

3x = 6 ( divide both sides by 3 )

x = 2

step-by-step explanation:

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