Question
There were some green, yellow and white markers in a box. 111 of the markers were yellow. The ratio of the number of green markers to the number of white markers was 3 : 7. There were 270 fewer yellow markers than white markers.
  1. Find the ratio of the number of green markers to the number of yellow markers to the number of white markers in the box.
  2. How many white markers were there?
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There were some green, yellow and white markers in a box. 111 of the markers were yellow. The ratio of the number of green markers to the number of white markers was 3 : 7. There were 270 fewer yellow markers than white markers.
  1. Find the ratio of the number of green markers to the number of yellow markers to the number of white markers in the box.
  2. How many white markers were there?