Fiona, Yoko, Flynn and Usha shared some pens. Fiona and Yoko took
15 of the total number of pens while Flynn and Usha took the rest. Yoko had four times as many pens as Fiona and Usha had 24 pens. Given that Usha had twice as many pens as Yoko, how many pens were there altogether?
Fiona |
Yoko |
Flynn |
Usha |
Total |
1x5 |
4x5 |
5x5 |
1 |
4 |
|
|
|
|
1x4 |
|
2x4 |
|
1 u |
4 u |
12 u |
8 u |
25 u |
Number of pens that Yoko had is repeated. Make the number of pens that Yoko had the same. LCM of 4 and 1 is 4.
Number of pens that Usha had = 8 u
8 u = 24
1 u = 24 ÷ 8 = 3
Total number of pens
= 25 u
= 25 x 3
= 75
Answer(s): 75