ECZ 2014 · O-Level Paper 1 — Social and Commercial Arithmetic

Given that 3x = 2y, find the ratio x : y.

  • A. 1 : 6
  • B. 3 : 2
  • C. 2 : 3
  • D. 6 : 1

Verified working — step 1

Dividing 3x = 2y by 3y gives xy= 23, so x : y = …

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