Kathy had a bag containing grey, gold and purple marbles. There were 472 gold marbles. There were 349 fewer gold marbles than purple marbles.
- How many purple marbles were there?
- Kathy gave away all her grey marbles equally to her 6 sisters. Each of her 6 sisters received 94 grey marbles. How many grey marbles did Kathy have at first?
(a)
Number of gold marbles that Kathy had = 472
Number of purple marbles that Kathy had
= 472 + 349
= 821
(b)
Number of grey marbles that Kathy had
= 94 x 6
= 564
Answer(s): (a) 821; (b) 564