Zane, George and Brandon have some stickers. The ratios of their stickers are as follows:

Zane : (Zane + George + Brandon) = 1 : 5
George : (Zane + Brandon) = 1 : 3

Brandon has 60 stickers more than George. In the end, Brandon gives away all he has to George and Zane so that both George and Zane end up with the same number of stickers, how many stickers has George received from Brandon?

George	Brandon	Zane	Total
4x4		1x4	5x4
1x5	3x5		4x5
5 u	11 u	4 u	20 u

The total number of stickers is repeated.  Make the total number of stickers the same.  LCM of 5 and 4 is 20.

Number of stickers that Brandon has more than George
= 11 u - 5 u
= 6 u

6 u = 60

1 u = 60 ÷ 6 = 10

	George	Brandon	Zane
Before	5 u	11 u	4 u
Change	+ 5 u	- 11 u	+ 6 u
After	10 u	0 u	10 u

Number of stickers that George has received from Brandon
= 10 u - 5 u 
= 5 u
= 5 x 10
= 50

Answer(s): 50