Vanessa had a bag containing purple, blue and green pens. There were 524 blue pens. There were 275 fewer blue pens than green pens.
- How many green pens were there?
- Vanessa gave away all her purple pens equally to her 8 sisters. Each of her 8 sisters received 98 purple pens. How many purple pens did Vanessa have at first?
(a)
Number of blue pens that Vanessa had = 524
Number of green pens that Vanessa had
= 524 + 275
= 799
(b)
Number of purple pens that Vanessa had
= 98 x 8
= 784
Answer(s): (a) 799; (b) 784