Zara, Min, Zane and Cindy shared some marbles. Zara and Min took
15 of the total number of marbles while Zane and Cindy took the rest. Min had four times as many marbles as Zara and Cindy had 176 marbles. Given that Cindy had four times as many marbles as Min, how many marbles were there altogether?
Zara |
Min |
Zane |
Cindy |
Total |
1x5 |
4x5 |
5x5 |
1 |
4 |
|
|
|
|
1x4 |
|
4x4 |
|
1 u |
4 u |
4 u |
16 u |
25 u |
Number of marbles that Min had is repeated. Make the number of marbles that Min had the same. LCM of 4 and 1 is 4.
Number of marbles that Cindy had = 16 u
16 u = 176
1 u = 176 ÷ 16 = 11
Total number of marbles
= 25 u
= 25 x 11
= 275
Answer(s): 275