Pamela, Barbara, Liam and Wendy shared some beads. Pamela and Barbara took
16 of the total number of beads while Liam and Wendy took the rest. Barbara had twice as many beads as Pamela and Wendy had 12 beads. Given that Wendy had twice as many beads as Barbara, how many beads were there altogether?
| Pamela |
Barbara |
Liam |
Wendy |
Total |
| 1x3 |
5x3 |
6x3 |
| 1 |
2 |
|
|
|
| |
1x2 |
|
2x2 |
|
| 1 u |
2 u |
11 u |
4 u |
18 u |
Number of beads that Barbara had is repeated. Make the number of beads that Barbara had the same. LCM of 2 and 1 is 2.
Number of beads that Wendy had = 4 u
4 u = 12
1 u = 12 ÷ 4 = 3
Total number of beads
= 18 u
= 18 x 3
= 54
Answer(s): 54
