Fanny, Lucy, Jenson and Esther shared some stamps. Fanny and Lucy took
13 of the total number of stamps while Jenson and Esther took the rest. Lucy had four times as many stamps as Fanny and Esther had 56 stamps. Given that Esther had twice as many stamps as Lucy, how many stamps were there altogether?
Fanny |
Lucy |
Jenson |
Esther |
Total |
1x5 |
2x5 |
3x5 |
1 |
4 |
|
|
|
|
1x4 |
|
2x4 |
|
1 u |
4 u |
2 u |
8 u |
15 u |
Number of stamps that Lucy had is repeated. Make the number of stamps that Lucy had the same. LCM of 4 and 1 is 4.
Number of stamps that Esther had = 8 u
8 u = 56
1 u = 56 ÷ 8 = 7
Total number of stamps
= 15 u
= 15 x 7
= 105
Answer(s): 105