Nora had a packet containing white, blue and black marbles. There were 355 blue marbles. There were 306 fewer blue marbles than black marbles.
- How many black marbles were there?
- Nora gave away all her white marbles equally to her 7 cousins. Each of her 7 cousins received 98 white marbles. How many white marbles did Nora have at first?
(a)
Number of blue marbles that Nora had = 355
Number of black marbles that Nora had
= 355 + 306
= 661
(b)
Number of white marbles that Nora had
= 98 x 7
= 686
Answer(s): (a) 661; (b) 686