Pamela had a bag containing yellow, white and brown cards. There were 460 white cards. There were 387 fewer white cards than brown cards.
- How many brown cards were there?
- Pamela gave away all her yellow cards equally to her 5 cousins. Each of her 5 cousins received 98 yellow cards. How many yellow cards did Pamela have at first?
(a)
Number of white cards that Pamela had = 460
Number of brown cards that Pamela had
= 460 + 387
= 847
(b)
Number of yellow cards that Pamela had
= 98 x 5
= 490
Answer(s): (a) 847; (b) 490