Question

Gavin and Jim win some money and share it in the ratio 5:2. Gavin gets £39 more than Jim. How much did they get altogether?

Answer 1

Answer:

Altogether Gavin and Jim won £95.

Step-by-step explanation:

We are given the following in the question:

Ratio of money won by Gavin and Jim = 5:2

Gavin gets £39 more than Jim.

Let x be the amount of money Won by Jim.

Then, money won by Gavin =

$=(x+39)$

Thus, we can write the equation:

$\dfrac{\text{Gavin}}{\text{Jim}} = \dfrac{5}{2}=\dfrac{x+39}{x}$

Solving, we get,

$\dfrac{5}{2}=\dfrac{x+39}{x}\\\\5x = 2x + 78\\\Rightarrow 3x = 78\\\Rightarrow x = 26\\\Rightarrow (x+39) = 65$

Thus, Gavin won £65 and Jim won £26.

Money won altogether =

$=65 + 26\\=95$

Thus, altogether Gavin and Jim won £95.