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

Answer:

Bridget will get the amount as £26.

Step-by-step 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;

$\frac{5x}{5}=\frac{65}{5}\\\\x=13$

So now we get;

Amount Bridget gets = $2x=2\times 13 = \£26$

Hence Bridget will get the amount as £26.