Cathy had a packet containing pink, brown and gold coins. There were 498 brown coins. There were 352 fewer brown coins than gold coins.
- How many gold coins were there?
- Cathy gave away all her pink coins equally to her 6 sisters. Each of her 6 sisters received 91 pink coins. How many pink coins did Cathy have at first?
(a)
Number of brown coins that Cathy had = 498
Number of gold coins that Cathy had
= 498 + 352
= 850
(b)
Number of pink coins that Cathy had
= 91 x 6
= 546
Answer(s): (a) 850; (b) 546