Gabby, Jane, Bryan and Tina shared some buttons. Gabby and Jane took
14 of the total number of buttons while Bryan and Tina took the rest. Jane had four times as many buttons as Gabby and Tina had 64 buttons. Given that Tina had twice as many buttons as Jane, how many buttons were there altogether?
Gabby |
Jane |
Bryan |
Tina |
Total |
1x5 |
3x5 |
4x5 |
1 |
4 |
|
|
|
|
1x4 |
|
2x4 |
|
1 u |
4 u |
7 u |
8 u |
20 u |
Number of buttons that Jane had is repeated. Make the number of buttons that Jane had the same. LCM of 4 and 1 is 4.
Number of buttons that Tina had = 8 u
8 u = 64
1 u = 64 ÷ 8 = 8
Total number of buttons
= 20 u
= 20 x 8
= 160
Answer(s): 160