Sara and Gordon win some money and share it in the ratio 5:3. Sara gets £30 more than Gordon. How much did Gordon get?

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Jeremy Lewi · Answer 1 · 2021-09-17T09:26:15+0000

Answer:

45

Explanation:

if Sara has 30 more than Gordon and the ratio is 5:3. then sara has 2× X more than Gordon. 30 ÷ 2 = 15.

15 = X

15 × 3 = 45

Sara has 75

(sorry if it's confusing)