The sum of three numbers is 98. If the ratio of the first to second is 2 :3 and that of the second

A ratio is an ordered pair of numbers a and b, written a, b where b does not equal 0. A proportion is an equation in which two ratios are set equal to each other. For example, if there is 1 boy and 3 girls you could write the ratio as: 1 : 3 (for every one boy there are 3 girls) 1, 4 are boys and 3, 4 are girls. Problem: The sum of three numbers is 98. If the ratio of the first to second is 2 :3 and that of the second to the third is 5 : 8, then the second number is: A) 20 B) 30 C) 48 D) 58 , ratio, proportion, math