Mary had a packet containing silver, red and purple stamps. There were 534 red stamps. There were 327 fewer red stamps than purple stamps.
- How many purple stamps were there?
- Mary gave away all her silver stamps equally to her 3 cousins. Each of her 3 cousins received 72 silver stamps. How many silver stamps did Mary have at first?
(a)
Number of red stamps that Mary had = 534
Number of purple stamps that Mary had
= 534 + 327
= 861
(b)
Number of silver stamps that Mary had
= 72 x 3
= 216
Answer(s): (a) 861; (b) 216