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?

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 =

Thus, we can write the equation:

Solving, we get,

Thus, Gavin won £65 and Jim won £26.

Money won altogether =

Thus, altogether Gavin and Jim won £95.

probability for j is 1/4

while

a is 1/6