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.

the central idea is that:

individuals should refuse to cooperate with institutions they believe unjust.

thoreau felt  that governments were more often agents of corruption than justice, even democracies, and that just because the majority feels a certain way does not make it just or correct in absolute terms. he uses the fact that slavery exists in our democracy to support this idea.

he goes on to say that, as a result, people should live true to their own internal laws regarding right and wrong, as a product of reflection and a moral life, rather than following every law that society imposes. 

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