Question
There were some white, pink and purple markers in a box. 211 of the markers were pink. The ratio of the number of white markers to the number of purple markers was 4 : 5. There were 336 fewer pink markers than purple markers.
  1. Find the ratio of the number of white markers to the number of pink markers to the number of purple markers in the box.
  2. How many purple markers were there?
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There were some white, pink and purple markers in a box. 211 of the markers were pink. The ratio of the number of white markers to the number of purple markers was 4 : 5. There were 336 fewer pink markers than purple markers.
  1. Find the ratio of the number of white markers to the number of pink markers to the number of purple markers in the box.
  2. How many purple markers were there?