Question
There were some pink, purple and grey pencils in a box. 19 of the pencils were purple. The ratio of the number of pink pencils to the number of grey pencils was 3 : 5. There were 272 fewer purple pencils than grey pencils.
  1. Find the ratio of the number of pink pencils to the number of purple pencils to the number of grey pencils in the box.
  2. How many grey pencils were there?
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There were some pink, purple and grey pencils in a box. 19 of the pencils were purple. The ratio of the number of pink pencils to the number of grey pencils was 3 : 5. There were 272 fewer purple pencils than grey pencils.
  1. Find the ratio of the number of pink pencils to the number of purple pencils to the number of grey pencils in the box.
  2. How many grey pencils were there?