Xuan had a bag containing white, yellow and gold marbles. There were 468 yellow marbles. There were 393 fewer yellow marbles than gold marbles.
- How many gold marbles were there?
- Xuan gave away all her white marbles equally to her 3 sisters. Each of her 3 sisters received 72 white marbles. How many white marbles did Xuan have at first?
(a)
Number of yellow marbles that Xuan had = 468
Number of gold marbles that Xuan had
= 468 + 393
= 861
(b)
Number of white marbles that Xuan had
= 72 x 3
= 216
Answer(s): (a) 861; (b) 216