Gem had a bag containing gold, black and red stamps. There were 426 black stamps. There were 283 fewer black stamps than red stamps.
- How many red stamps were there?
- Gem gave away all her gold stamps equally to her 4 cousins. Each of her 4 cousins received 96 gold stamps. How many gold stamps did Gem have at first?
(a)
Number of black stamps that Gem had = 426
Number of red stamps that Gem had
= 426 + 283
= 709
(b)
Number of gold stamps that Gem had
= 96 x 4
= 384
Answer(s): (a) 709; (b) 384