Barbara had a bag containing purple, grey and red coins. There were 522 grey coins. There were 315 fewer grey coins than red coins.
- How many red coins were there?
- Barbara gave away all her purple coins equally to her 8 brothers. Each of her 8 brothers received 95 purple coins. How many purple coins did Barbara have at first?
(a)
Number of grey coins that Barbara had = 522
Number of red coins that Barbara had
= 522 + 315
= 837
(b)
Number of purple coins that Barbara had
= 95 x 8
= 760
Answer(s): (a) 837; (b) 760