the ratio of broken ribs to broken collarbones during last year's rugby season was 2 to 3. if there were 18 broken ribs, how many broken collarbones were there?

Answer 1

Let x be the number of broken collarbones.

According to the ratio given, the number of broken ribs to broken collarbones is 2:3.

This can be expressed as the equation:

2/3 = 18/x

Cross multiplying:

2x = 54

Divide by 2:

x = 27

Therefore, there were 27 broken collarbones during last year's rugby season.