Emily, Lucy, Ahmad and Jaslyn shared some stamps. Emily and Lucy took
16 of the total number of stamps while Ahmad and Jaslyn took the rest. Lucy had twice as many stamps as Emily and Jaslyn had 56 stamps. Given that Jaslyn had four times as many stamps as Lucy, how many stamps were there altogether?
Emily |
Lucy |
Ahmad |
Jaslyn |
Total |
1x3 |
5x3 |
6x3 |
1 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
1x2 |
|
4x2 |
|
1 u |
2 u |
7 u |
8 u |
18 u |
Number of stamps that Lucy had is repeated. Make the number of stamps that Lucy had the same. LCM of 2 and 1 is 2.
Number of stamps that Jaslyn had = 8 u
8 u = 56
1 u = 56 ÷ 8 = 7
Total number of stamps
= 18 u
= 18 x 7
= 126
Answer(s): 126