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58 of the pencils in a bag were black and the rest were gold and white. 25% of the gold pencils and 40% of the white pencils were thrown away. There was an equal number of gold and white pencils left. If there were 192 gold and white pencils left,
  1. What was the number of black pencils?
  2. What was the total number of pencils in the bag at first?
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58 of the pencils in a bag were black and the rest were gold and white. 25% of the gold pencils and 40% of the white pencils were thrown away. There was an equal number of gold and white pencils left. If there were 192 gold and white pencils left,
  1. What was the number of black pencils?
  2. What was the total number of pencils in the bag at first?