Jean had a packet containing brown, black and silver stamps. There were 550 black stamps. There were 407 fewer black stamps than silver stamps.
- How many silver stamps were there?
- Jean gave away all her brown stamps equally to her 3 sisters. Each of her 3 sisters received 78 brown stamps. How many brown stamps did Jean have at first?
(a)
Number of black stamps that Jean had = 550
Number of silver stamps that Jean had
= 550 + 407
= 957
(b)
Number of brown stamps that Jean had
= 78 x 3
= 234
Answer(s): (a) 957; (b) 234