Yoko had a bag containing black, gold and pink marbles. There were 442 gold marbles. There were 347 fewer gold marbles than pink marbles.
- How many pink marbles were there?
- Yoko gave away all her black marbles equally to her 3 sisters. Each of her 3 sisters received 84 black marbles. How many black marbles did Yoko have at first?
(a)
Number of gold marbles that Yoko had = 442
Number of pink marbles that Yoko had
= 442 + 347
= 789
(b)
Number of black marbles that Yoko had
= 84 x 3
= 252
Answer(s): (a) 789; (b) 252