Kathy had a bag containing brown, red and yellow stamps. There were 313 red stamps. There were 396 fewer red stamps than yellow stamps.
- How many yellow stamps were there?
- Kathy gave away all her brown stamps equally to her 8 brothers. Each of her 8 brothers received 93 brown stamps. How many brown stamps did Kathy have at first?
(a)
Number of red stamps that Kathy had = 313
Number of yellow stamps that Kathy had
= 313 + 396
= 709
(b)
Number of brown stamps that Kathy had
= 93 x 8
= 744
Answer(s): (a) 709; (b) 744