Esther had a bag containing white, brown and pink erasers. There were 339 brown erasers. There were 377 fewer brown erasers than pink erasers.
- How many pink erasers were there?
- Esther gave away all her white erasers equally to her 8 sisters. Each of her 8 sisters received 96 white erasers. How many white erasers did Esther have at first?
(a)
Number of brown erasers that Esther had = 339
Number of pink erasers that Esther had
= 339 + 377
= 716
(b)
Number of white erasers that Esther had
= 96 x 8
= 768
Answer(s): (a) 716; (b) 768