Eva had a bag containing red, grey and pink marbles. There were 492 grey marbles. There were 295 fewer grey marbles than pink marbles.
- How many pink marbles were there?
- Eva gave away all her red marbles equally to her 3 brothers. Each of her 3 brothers received 98 red marbles. How many red marbles did Eva have at first?
(a)
Number of grey marbles that Eva had = 492
Number of pink marbles that Eva had
= 492 + 295
= 787
(b)
Number of red marbles that Eva had
= 98 x 3
= 294
Answer(s): (a) 787; (b) 294