Question
There were some red, green and yellow markers in a box. 19 of the markers were green. The ratio of the number of red markers to the number of yellow markers was 3 : 5. There were 260 fewer green markers than yellow markers.
  1. Find the ratio of the number of red markers to the number of green markers to the number of yellow markers in the box.
  2. How many yellow markers were there?
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There were some red, green and yellow markers in a box. 19 of the markers were green. The ratio of the number of red markers to the number of yellow markers was 3 : 5. There were 260 fewer green markers than yellow markers.
  1. Find the ratio of the number of red markers to the number of green markers to the number of yellow markers in the box.
  2. How many yellow markers were there?