Dana had a bag containing silver, purple and gold coins. There were 319 purple coins. There were 398 fewer purple coins than gold coins.
- How many gold coins were there?
- Dana gave away all her silver coins equally to her 6 sisters. Each of her 6 sisters received 82 silver coins. How many silver coins did Dana have at first?
(a)
Number of purple coins that Dana had = 319
Number of gold coins that Dana had
= 319 + 398
= 717
(b)
Number of silver coins that Dana had
= 82 x 6
= 492
Answer(s): (a) 717; (b) 492