Fanny had a bag containing red, brown and white buttons. There were 455 brown buttons. There were 336 fewer brown buttons than white buttons.
- How many white buttons were there?
- Fanny gave away all her red buttons equally to her 7 sisters. Each of her 7 sisters received 99 red buttons. How many red buttons did Fanny have at first?
(a)
Number of brown buttons that Fanny had = 455
Number of white buttons that Fanny had
= 455 + 336
= 791
(b)
Number of red buttons that Fanny had
= 99 x 7
= 693
Answer(s): (a) 791; (b) 693