Question
There were some green, yellow and white pencils in a box. 19 of the pencils were yellow. The ratio of the number of green pencils to the number of white pencils was 3 : 5. There were 300 fewer yellow pencils than white pencils.
  1. Find the ratio of the number of green pencils to the number of yellow pencils to the number of white pencils in the box.
  2. How many white pencils were there?
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There were some green, yellow and white pencils in a box. 19 of the pencils were yellow. The ratio of the number of green pencils to the number of white pencils was 3 : 5. There were 300 fewer yellow pencils than white pencils.
  1. Find the ratio of the number of green pencils to the number of yellow pencils to the number of white pencils in the box.
  2. How many white pencils were there?