Cindy, Elyse, Wesley and Jean shared some pens. Cindy and Elyse took
16 of the total number of pens while Wesley and Jean took the rest. Elyse had thrice as many pens as Cindy and Jean had 108 pens. Given that Jean had thrice as many pens as Elyse, how many pens were there altogether?
Cindy |
Elyse |
Wesley |
Jean |
Total |
1x4 |
5x4 |
6x4 |
1 |
3 |
|
|
|
|
1x3 |
|
3x3 |
|
1 u |
3 u |
11 u |
9 u |
24 u |
Number of pens that Elyse had is repeated. Make the number of pens that Elyse had the same. LCM of 3 and 1 is 3.
Number of pens that Jean had = 9 u
9 u = 108
1 u = 108 ÷ 9 = 12
Total number of pens
= 24 u
= 24 x 12
= 288
Answer(s): 288