Usha, Vanessa, Harry and Winnie shared some beads. Usha and Vanessa took
14 of the total number of beads while Harry and Winnie took the rest. Vanessa had four times as many beads as Usha and Winnie had 88 beads. Given that Winnie had twice as many beads as Vanessa, how many beads were there altogether?
Usha |
Vanessa |
Harry |
Winnie |
Total |
1x5 |
3x5 |
4x5 |
1 |
4 |
|
|
|
|
1x4 |
|
2x4 |
|
1 u |
4 u |
7 u |
8 u |
20 u |
Number of beads that Vanessa had is repeated. Make the number of beads that Vanessa had the same. LCM of 4 and 1 is 4.
Number of beads that Winnie had = 8 u
8 u = 88
1 u = 88 ÷ 8 = 11
Total number of beads
= 20 u
= 20 x 11
= 220
Answer(s): 220