Barbara had a bag containing gold, white and pink beads. There were 430 white beads. There were 366 fewer white beads than pink beads.
- How many pink beads were there?
- Barbara gave away all her gold beads equally to her 5 sisters. Each of her 5 sisters received 70 gold beads. How many gold beads did Barbara have at first?
(a)
Number of white beads that Barbara had = 430
Number of pink beads that Barbara had
= 430 + 366
= 796
(b)
Number of gold beads that Barbara had
= 70 x 5
= 350
Answer(s): (a) 796; (b) 350