Barbara had a bag containing pink, grey and brown cards. There were 579 grey cards. There were 256 fewer grey cards than brown cards.
- How many brown cards were there?
- Barbara gave away all her pink cards equally to her 7 brothers. Each of her 7 brothers received 75 pink cards. How many pink cards did Barbara have at first?
(a)
Number of grey cards that Barbara had = 579
Number of brown cards that Barbara had
= 579 + 256
= 835
(b)
Number of pink cards that Barbara had
= 75 x 7
= 525
Answer(s): (a) 835; (b) 525