Need help in forming equations for these two apparently simple scenarios!
No. 1
Three eights of the class got sick. Three more students got sick, leaving only half the class at school. How many students were not sick?
(possible choice of answer: 8, 12, 16, 20)
No. 2
3/4 of a jar of lollies are multi-coloured and the rest are black. 6 of the black lollies are eaten and now there is 6/7 of the jar of multicoloured lollies. How many black lollies were in the jar at the start?
(possible answers: 6, 8, 10, 12)