Emma had a packet containing white, blue and pink stamps. There were 563 blue stamps. There were 379 fewer blue stamps than pink stamps.
- How many pink stamps were there?
- Emma gave away all her white stamps equally to her 6 sisters. Each of her 6 sisters received 81 white stamps. How many white stamps did Emma have at first?
(a)
Number of blue stamps that Emma had = 563
Number of pink stamps that Emma had
= 563 + 379
= 942
(b)
Number of white stamps that Emma had
= 81 x 6
= 486
Answer(s): (a) 942; (b) 486