Olivia had a bag containing green, pink and white erasers. There were 491 pink erasers. There were 406 fewer pink erasers than white erasers.
- How many white erasers were there?
- Olivia gave away all her green erasers equally to her 5 brothers. Each of her 5 brothers received 79 green erasers. How many green erasers did Olivia have at first?
(a)
Number of pink erasers that Olivia had = 491
Number of white erasers that Olivia had
= 491 + 406
= 897
(b)
Number of green erasers that Olivia had
= 79 x 5
= 395
Answer(s): (a) 897; (b) 395