a jar of mung beans and navy beans in a ratio of 3:2 and 540 of the beans are mung beans. how many navy beans and how many beans in total are in the jar?

Question

 this problem is about ratios 

Answer 1

Since there are 540 mung beans, and the ratio of mung beans to navy beans is 3:2,

 

then 540 ÷ 3/2 = number of navy beans

 

540 x 2/3 = 360

 

then the total is 540 + 360 = 900 beans