Xandra had a packet containing purple, pink and white erasers. There were 548 pink erasers. There were 335 fewer pink erasers than white erasers.
- How many white erasers were there?
- Xandra gave away all her purple erasers equally to her 7 cousins. Each of her 7 cousins received 92 purple erasers. How many purple erasers did Xandra have at first?
(a)
Number of pink erasers that Xandra had = 548
Number of white erasers that Xandra had
= 548 + 335
= 883
(b)
Number of purple erasers that Xandra had
= 92 x 7
= 644
Answer(s): (a) 883; (b) 644