Tammy had a bag containing silver, blue and grey marbles. There were 326 blue marbles. There were 399 fewer blue marbles than grey marbles.
- How many grey marbles were there?
- Tammy gave away all her silver marbles equally to her 8 sisters. Each of her 8 sisters received 84 silver marbles. How many silver marbles did Tammy have at first?
(a)
Number of blue marbles that Tammy had = 326
Number of grey marbles that Tammy had
= 326 + 399
= 725
(b)
Number of silver marbles that Tammy had
= 84 x 8
= 672
Answer(s): (a) 725; (b) 672