Dana, Jaslyn, Valen and Lynn shared some beads. Dana and Jaslyn took
16 of the total number of beads while Valen and Lynn took the rest. Jaslyn had four times as many beads as Dana and Lynn had 120 beads. Given that Lynn had thrice as many beads as Jaslyn, how many beads were there altogether?
| Dana |
Jaslyn |
Valen |
Lynn |
Total |
| 1x5 |
5x5 |
6x5 |
| 1 |
4 |
|
|
|
| |
1x4 |
|
3x4 |
|
| 1 u |
4 u |
13 u |
12 u |
30 u |
Number of beads that Jaslyn had is repeated. Make the number of beads that Jaslyn had the same. LCM of 4 and 1 is 4.
Number of beads that Lynn had = 12 u
12 u = 120
1 u = 120 ÷ 12 = 10
Total number of beads
= 30 u
= 30 x 10
= 300
Answer(s): 300
