Victoria has 4 times as many pencils as Min. Min has
37 as many pencils as Jen. If the three of them have a total of 220 pencils, how many pencils does Jen have?
| Victoria |
Min |
Jen |
| 4x3 |
1x3 |
|
| |
3x1 |
7x1 |
| 12 u |
3 u |
7 u |
The number of pencils that Min has is repeated. Make the number of pencils that Min has the same. LCM of 1 and 3 is 3.
Total number of pencils that the three of them have
= 12 u + 3 u + 7 u
= 22 u
22 u = 220
1 u = 220 ÷ 22 = 10
Number of pencils that Jen has
= 7 u
= 7 x 10
= 70
Answer(s): 70
