Abi, Kathy, Elijah and Lynn shared some cards. Abi and Kathy took
16 of the total number of cards while Elijah and Lynn took the rest. Kathy had twice as many cards as Abi and Lynn had 32 cards. Given that Lynn had twice as many cards as Kathy, how many cards were there altogether?
| Abi |
Kathy |
Elijah |
Lynn |
Total |
| 1x3 |
5x3 |
6x3 |
| 1 |
2 |
|
|
|
| |
1x2 |
|
2x2 |
|
| 1 u |
2 u |
11 u |
4 u |
18 u |
Number of cards that Kathy had is repeated. Make the number of cards that Kathy had the same. LCM of 2 and 1 is 2.
Number of cards that Lynn had = 4 u
4 u = 32
1 u = 32 ÷ 4 = 8
Total number of cards
= 18 u
= 18 x 8
= 144
Answer(s): 144
