Tina had a packet containing red, silver and blue erasers. There were 310 silver erasers. There were 416 fewer silver erasers than blue erasers.
- How many blue erasers were there?
- Tina gave away all her red erasers equally to her 5 brothers. Each of her 5 brothers received 75 red erasers. How many red erasers did Tina have at first?
(a)
Number of silver erasers that Tina had = 310
Number of blue erasers that Tina had
= 310 + 416
= 726
(b)
Number of red erasers that Tina had
= 75 x 5
= 375
Answer(s): (a) 726; (b) 375