Winnie, Dana, Harry and Shannon shared some stamps. Winnie and Dana took
15 of the total number of stamps while Harry and Shannon took the rest. Dana had four times as many stamps as Winnie and Shannon had 32 stamps. Given that Shannon had four times as many stamps as Dana, how many stamps were there altogether?
Winnie |
Dana |
Harry |
Shannon |
Total |
1x5 |
4x5 |
5x5 |
1 |
4 |
|
|
|
|
1x4 |
|
4x4 |
|
1 u |
4 u |
4 u |
16 u |
25 u |
Number of stamps that Dana had is repeated. Make the number of stamps that Dana had the same. LCM of 4 and 1 is 4.
Number of stamps that Shannon had = 16 u
16 u = 32
1 u = 32 ÷ 16 = 2
Total number of stamps
= 25 u
= 25 x 2
= 50
Answer(s): 50