Tammy, Yoko, Warren and Natalie shared some beads. Tammy and Yoko took
15 of the total number of beads while Warren and Natalie took the rest. Yoko had four times as many beads as Tammy and Natalie had 96 beads. Given that Natalie had twice as many beads as Yoko, how many beads were there altogether?
Tammy |
Yoko |
Warren |
Natalie |
Total |
1x5 |
4x5 |
5x5 |
1 |
4 |
|
|
|
|
1x4 |
|
2x4 |
|
1 u |
4 u |
12 u |
8 u |
25 u |
Number of beads that Yoko had is repeated. Make the number of beads that Yoko had the same. LCM of 4 and 1 is 4.
Number of beads that Natalie had = 8 u
8 u = 96
1 u = 96 ÷ 8 = 12
Total number of beads
= 25 u
= 25 x 12
= 300
Answer(s): 300