Lucy, Shiyun, Flynn and Marion shared some buttons. Lucy and Shiyun took
16 of the total number of buttons while Flynn and Marion took the rest. Shiyun had thrice as many buttons as Lucy and Marion had 24 buttons. Given that Marion had four times as many buttons as Shiyun, how many buttons were there altogether?
Lucy |
Shiyun |
Flynn |
Marion |
Total |
1x4 |
5x4 |
6x4 |
1 |
3 |
|
|
|
|
1x3 |
|
4x3 |
|
1 u |
3 u |
8 u |
12 u |
24 u |
Number of buttons that Shiyun had is repeated. Make the number of buttons that Shiyun had the same. LCM of 3 and 1 is 3.
Number of buttons that Marion had = 12 u
12 u = 24
1 u = 24 ÷ 12 = 2
Total number of buttons
= 24 u
= 24 x 2
= 48
Answer(s): 48