Kylie, Victoria, Pierre and Pamela shared some stamps. Kylie and Victoria took
13 of the total number of stamps while Pierre and Pamela took the rest. Victoria had twice as many stamps as Kylie and Pamela had 44 stamps. Given that Pamela had twice as many stamps as Victoria, how many stamps were there altogether?
Kylie |
Victoria |
Pierre |
Pamela |
Total |
1x3 |
2x3 |
3x3 |
1 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
1x2 |
|
2x2 |
|
1 u |
2 u |
2 u |
4 u |
9 u |
Number of stamps that Victoria had is repeated. Make the number of stamps that Victoria had the same. LCM of 2 and 1 is 2.
Number of stamps that Pamela had = 4 u
4 u = 44
1 u = 44 ÷ 4 = 11
Total number of stamps
= 9 u
= 9 x 11
= 99
Answer(s): 99