Three girls gave an equal amount of money to buy a souvenir for Valen. Emma used
13 of her money. Nora used
25 of her money and Jaslyn used
34 of hers. They had a total of $451 at first. How much was the souvenir?
| |
Emma |
Nora |
Jaslyn |
Total |
| Before |
3x6 =
18 u |
5x3 =
15 u |
4x2 =
8 u |
41 u ($451) |
| Change |
- 1x6 =
- 6 u |
- 2x3 =
- 6 u |
- 3x2 =
- 6 u |
- 18 u |
| After |
2x6 =
12 u |
3x3 =
9 u |
1x2 =
2 u |
23 u |
The three girls gave equal amount of money to buy the souvenir. Make the amount that each spent the same. LCM of 1, 2 and 3 is 6.
Total amount that three girls had at first
= 18 u + 15 u + 8 u
= 41 u
41 u = 451
1 u = 451 ÷ 41 = 11
Cost of the souvenir
= 3 x 6 u
= 18 u
= 18 x 11
= $198
Answer(s): $198
