Jen, Zara, Bobby and Kylie shared some cards. Jen and Zara took
16 of the total number of cards while Bobby and Kylie took the rest. Zara had four times as many cards as Jen and Kylie had 64 cards. Given that Kylie had twice as many cards as Zara, how many cards were there altogether?
| Jen |
Zara |
Bobby |
Kylie |
Total |
| 1x5 |
5x5 |
6x5 |
| 1 |
4 |
|
|
|
| |
1x4 |
|
2x4 |
|
| 1 u |
4 u |
17 u |
8 u |
30 u |
Number of cards that Zara had is repeated. Make the number of cards that Zara had the same. LCM of 4 and 1 is 4.
Number of cards that Kylie had = 8 u
8 u = 64
1 u = 64 ÷ 8 = 8
Total number of cards
= 30 u
= 30 x 8
= 240
Answer(s): 240
