Gwen had a bag containing grey, yellow and green erasers. There were 398 yellow erasers. There were 299 fewer yellow erasers than green erasers.
- How many green erasers were there?
- Gwen gave away all her grey erasers equally to her 4 sisters. Each of her 4 sisters received 86 grey erasers. How many grey erasers did Gwen have at first?
(a)
Number of yellow erasers that Gwen had = 398
Number of green erasers that Gwen had
= 398 + 299
= 697
(b)
Number of grey erasers that Gwen had
= 86 x 4
= 344
Answer(s): (a) 697; (b) 344