Kimberly had a bag containing black, brown and pink marbles. There were 371 brown marbles. There were 396 fewer brown marbles than pink marbles.
- How many pink marbles were there?
- Kimberly gave away all her black marbles equally to her 8 brothers. Each of her 8 brothers received 86 black marbles. How many black marbles did Kimberly have at first?
(a)
Number of brown marbles that Kimberly had = 371
Number of pink marbles that Kimberly had
= 371 + 396
= 767
(b)
Number of black marbles that Kimberly had
= 86 x 8
= 688
Answer(s): (a) 767; (b) 688