Pamela, Vanessa, Wesley and Shiyun shared some cards. Pamela and Vanessa took
14 of the total number of cards while Wesley and Shiyun took the rest. Vanessa had twice as many cards as Pamela and Shiyun had 40 cards. Given that Shiyun had twice as many cards as Vanessa, how many cards were there altogether?
| Pamela |
Vanessa |
Wesley |
Shiyun |
Total |
| 1x3 |
3x3 |
4x3 |
| 1 |
2 |
|
|
|
| |
1x2 |
|
2x2 |
|
| 1 u |
2 u |
5 u |
4 u |
12 u |
Number of cards that Vanessa had is repeated. Make the number of cards that Vanessa had the same. LCM of 2 and 1 is 2.
Number of cards that Shiyun had = 4 u
4 u = 40
1 u = 40 ÷ 4 = 10
Total number of cards
= 12 u
= 12 x 10
= 120
Answer(s): 120
