A number is divided in the ratio 6:2. If the second part is 32, find the number?

Question

Have to Find the whole number.

The answer is 128, I have no idea how they got that. Tried proportions

Answer 1

I believe what is meant by "divided in the ratio of 6:2" means that the first part is three times the size of the second part since 6:2 is the same ratio as 3:1. Now, if the second part is equal to 32, then the first part must be 3*32 or 96.

Putting both of these "parts" together" (32 + 96 = 128).