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Dawn and Jackson have baseball cards in the ratio of 2:3. Together, they have a total of 60 baseball cards. How many baseball cards does each child have?

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valerieulbrich

Answer:

24 and 36

Step-by-step explanation:

2x + 3x = 60

5x = 60

x = 12

Dawn has 2(12) = 24

Jackson has 3(12) = 36

Stephen46

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the number of baseball cards each person received we must first find the total parts

That's

2 + 3 = 5

For Dawn

Dawn's part is 2

We have

2/5 × 60

= 24 baseball cards

For Jackson

Jackson's part is 3

That's

3/5 × 60

= 36 baseball cards

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