Mary had a packet containing brown, red and silver marbles. There were 569 red marbles. There were 288 fewer red marbles than silver marbles.
- How many silver marbles were there?
- Mary gave away all her brown marbles equally to her 6 cousins. Each of her 6 cousins received 85 brown marbles. How many brown marbles did Mary have at first?
(a)
Number of red marbles that Mary had = 569
Number of silver marbles that Mary had
= 569 + 288
= 857
(b)
Number of brown marbles that Mary had
= 85 x 6
= 510
Answer(s): (a) 857; (b) 510