Natalie had a bag containing white, pink and blue stamps. There were 336 pink stamps. There were 292 fewer pink stamps than blue stamps.
- How many blue stamps were there?
- Natalie gave away all her white stamps equally to her 6 brothers. Each of her 6 brothers received 98 white stamps. How many white stamps did Natalie have at first?
(a)
Number of pink stamps that Natalie had = 336
Number of blue stamps that Natalie had
= 336 + 292
= 628
(b)
Number of white stamps that Natalie had
= 98 x 6
= 588
Answer(s): (a) 628; (b) 588