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Gavyn and Alex win some money and share it in the ratio 3:2. Gavyn gets ?27. How much did they win in total?

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Answer:

Total money win by the Gavyn and Alex be $45 .

Explanation:

Let us assume that the x be the scalar multiple of Gavyn and Alex money .

As given

Gavyn and Alex win some money and share it in the ratio 3:2.

Thus

Gavyn share = 3x

Alex share = 2x

Gavyn gets $27.

Thus

3x = 27


x = (27)/(3)

x = 9

Thus

Gavyn share = 3 × 9

= $27

Alex share = 2 × 9

= $ 18

Thus

Total win = Gavyn share + Alex share

Putting the values in the above

= $27 + $18

= $ 45

Therefore the total money win by the Gavyn and Alex be $45 .


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