Tiffany, Pamela, Zane and Vanessa shared some cards. Tiffany and Pamela took
16 of the total number of cards while Zane and Vanessa took the rest. Pamela had four times as many cards as Tiffany and Vanessa had 80 cards. Given that Vanessa had four times as many cards as Pamela, how many cards were there altogether?
| Tiffany |
Pamela |
Zane |
Vanessa |
Total |
| 1x5 |
5x5 |
6x5 |
| 1 |
4 |
|
|
|
| |
1x4 |
|
4x4 |
|
| 1 u |
4 u |
9 u |
16 u |
30 u |
Number of cards that Pamela had is repeated. Make the number of cards that Pamela had the same. LCM of 4 and 1 is 4.
Number of cards that Vanessa had = 16 u
16 u = 80
1 u = 80 ÷ 16 = 5
Total number of cards
= 30 u
= 30 x 5
= 150
Answer(s): 150
