Question

stephen and bridget win some money and share it in the ratio 5:2. stephen gets £65. how much does bridget get

Answer 1

Bridget will get the amount as £26.

Explanation:

Given:

Amount Stephen gets = £65

Amount shared in ratio = 5:2

We need to find the amount Bridget gets.

Solution:

Let the common factor in the ratio be
`'x'`.

Amount Stephen gets =
`5x`

Amount Bridget gets =
`2x`

But we know that;

Amount Stephen gets = £65

so we can say that;

`5x=65`

Now dividing both side by 5 we get;

`(5x)/(5)=(65)/(5)\\\\x=13`

So now we get;

Amount Bridget gets =
`2x=2* 13 = \£26`

Hence Bridget will get the amount as £26.