Shannon had a bag containing white, brown and yellow cards. There were 515 brown cards. There were 351 fewer brown cards than yellow cards.
- How many yellow cards were there?
- Shannon gave away all her white cards equally to her 3 cousins. Each of her 3 cousins received 88 white cards. How many white cards did Shannon have at first?
(a)
Number of brown cards that Shannon had = 515
Number of yellow cards that Shannon had
= 515 + 351
= 866
(b)
Number of white cards that Shannon had
= 88 x 3
= 264
Answer(s): (a) 866; (b) 264