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

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 .

Amount Stephen gets =

Amount Bridget gets =

But we know that;

Amount Stephen gets = £65

so we can say that;

Now dividing both side by 5 we get;

So now we get;

Amount Bridget gets =

Hence Bridget will get the amount as £26.

step-by-step explanation:

mean or average is 40.6