Question
There were some pink, purple and grey markers in a box. 211 of the markers were purple. The ratio of the number of pink markers to the number of grey markers was 4 : 5. There were 270 fewer purple markers than grey markers.
  1. Find the ratio of the number of pink markers to the number of purple markers to the number of grey markers in the box.
  2. How many grey markers were there?
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There were some pink, purple and grey markers in a box. 211 of the markers were purple. The ratio of the number of pink markers to the number of grey markers was 4 : 5. There were 270 fewer purple markers than grey markers.
  1. Find the ratio of the number of pink markers to the number of purple markers to the number of grey markers in the box.
  2. How many grey markers were there?