Wendy had a bag containing green, pink and grey erasers. There were 565 pink erasers. There were 408 fewer pink erasers than grey erasers.
- How many grey erasers were there?
- Wendy gave away all her green erasers equally to her 4 sisters. Each of her 4 sisters received 91 green erasers. How many green erasers did Wendy have at first?
(a)
Number of pink erasers that Wendy had = 565
Number of grey erasers that Wendy had
= 565 + 408
= 973
(b)
Number of green erasers that Wendy had
= 91 x 4
= 364
Answer(s): (a) 973; (b) 364