Question
There were some purple, grey and brown markers in a box. 213 of the markers were grey. The ratio of the number of purple markers to the number of brown markers was 4 : 7. There were 260 fewer grey markers than brown markers.
  1. Find the ratio of the number of purple markers to the number of grey markers to the number of brown markers in the box.
  2. How many brown markers were there?
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There were some purple, grey and brown markers in a box. 213 of the markers were grey. The ratio of the number of purple markers to the number of brown markers was 4 : 7. There were 260 fewer grey markers than brown markers.
  1. Find the ratio of the number of purple markers to the number of grey markers to the number of brown markers in the box.
  2. How many brown markers were there?