Gavyn and Alex win some money and share it in the ratio 3:2. Gavyn gets £27. How much did they win in total?

Answer 1

Gavyn got 3 pounds for every 2 pounds Alex got.

3:2 is 3/5 = 60% for Gavin and 40% for Alex.

60% as a proportion is 0.6, so the total winnings were 27/0.6 = 45 pounds