Question
There were some purple, grey and brown pencils in a box. 211 of the pencils were grey. The ratio of the number of purple pencils to the number of brown pencils was 4 : 5. There were 294 fewer grey pencils than brown pencils.
  1. Find the ratio of the number of purple pencils to the number of grey pencils to the number of brown pencils in the box.
  2. How many brown pencils were there?
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There were some purple, grey and brown pencils in a box. 211 of the pencils were grey. The ratio of the number of purple pencils to the number of brown pencils was 4 : 5. There were 294 fewer grey pencils than brown pencils.
  1. Find the ratio of the number of purple pencils to the number of grey pencils to the number of brown pencils in the box.
  2. How many brown pencils were there?