Question
There were some blue, red and green pens in a box. 110 of the pens were red. The ratio of the number of blue pens to the number of green pens was 4 : 5. There were 296 fewer red pens than green pens.
  1. Find the ratio of the number of blue pens to the number of red pens to the number of green pens in the box.
  2. How many green pens were there?
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There were some blue, red and green pens in a box. 110 of the pens were red. The ratio of the number of blue pens to the number of green pens was 4 : 5. There were 296 fewer red pens than green pens.
  1. Find the ratio of the number of blue pens to the number of red pens to the number of green pens in the box.
  2. How many green pens were there?