Flynn and Glen have some gold pencils and some brown pencils. The number of brown pencils Flynn has is equal to the number of gold pencils Glen has. ¹₄ of Flynn's pencils are gold and ³₄ of Glen's pencils are brown. There are a total of 8 gold pencils. Find the total number of pencils they have.

Flynn		Glen		Total
Gold	Brown	Gold	Brown
	1x3	1x3
1x1	3x1	1x3	3x3
1 u	3 u	3 u	9 u	16 u

The number of Flynn's brown pencils and Glen's gold pencils is the same.

The number of Flynn's brown pencils is repeated. The number of Glen's gold pencils is repeated.  Make the number of Flynn's brown pencils and Glen's gold pencils the same.  LCM of 3 and 4 is 3.

Number of gold pencils
= 1 u + 3 u
= 4 u

4 u = 8

1 u = 8 ÷ 4 = 2

Total number of pencils
= 1 u + 3 u + 3 u + 9 u
= 16 u
= 16 x 2
= 32

Answer(s): 32