Question
There were some brown, black and gold markers in a box. 211 of the markers were black. The ratio of the number of brown markers to the number of gold markers was 4 : 5. There were 291 fewer black markers than gold markers.
  1. Find the ratio of the number of brown markers to the number of black markers to the number of gold markers in the box.
  2. How many gold markers were there?
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There were some brown, black and gold markers in a box. 211 of the markers were black. The ratio of the number of brown markers to the number of gold markers was 4 : 5. There were 291 fewer black markers than gold markers.
  1. Find the ratio of the number of brown markers to the number of black markers to the number of gold markers in the box.
  2. How many gold markers were there?