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Find the new ratio to make 1 of the ratio 10 of shaded portion & unshaded portion

Original ratio is 2:3 with 5 total items. If we need 20 total items, how many should be shaded and unshaded?

Original Setup:

Shaded

2

Unshaded

3

Total

5

Ratio: 2:3

New total: 20 items

Find the new ratio:

2

5

×

20

=

?

(shaded)

3

5

×

20

=

?

(unshaded)

New Ratio:

?

:

?

What is the new ratio (Shaded : Unshaded)?