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Stephen and Bridget win some money and share it in the ratio 4:1. Stephen gets £27 more

than Bridget. How much did Bridget get?

User Shahzin KS
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Answer: Bridget will get $9

Explanation:

Let the ratio of sharing between Stephen and Bridget be 4x and x

respectively .

According to the question ,

Stephen gets $27 more than Bridget.

Then ,

4x - x = 27

→ 3x = 27

→ x = 9

Amount of money that Bridget gets = $ 9

User Redson
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Answer:

15 euros

Step-by-step explanation:Add the both ratio together then take the of stephen divided by the sum of the ratio then collect like terms them subtract the answer from stephen's share.

I hope this helps.

User Poma
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