Zoe, Sabrina, Daniel and Hilda shared some stamps. Zoe and Sabrina took
14 of the total number of stamps while Daniel and Hilda took the rest. Sabrina had twice as many stamps as Zoe and Hilda had 60 stamps. Given that Hilda had thrice as many stamps as Sabrina, how many stamps were there altogether?
Zoe |
Sabrina |
Daniel |
Hilda |
Total |
1x3 |
3x3 |
4x3 |
1 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
1x2 |
|
3x2 |
|
1 u |
2 u |
3 u |
6 u |
12 u |
Number of stamps that Sabrina had is repeated. Make the number of stamps that Sabrina had the same. LCM of 2 and 1 is 2.
Number of stamps that Hilda had = 6 u
6 u = 60
1 u = 60 ÷ 6 = 10
Total number of stamps
= 12 u
= 12 x 10
= 120
Answer(s): 120