Question
There were some white, pink and purple pencils in a box. 211 of the pencils were pink. The ratio of the number of white pencils to the number of purple pencils was 4 : 5. There were 252 fewer pink pencils than purple pencils.
  1. Find the ratio of the number of white pencils to the number of pink pencils to the number of purple pencils in the box.
  2. How many purple pencils were there?
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There were some white, pink and purple pencils in a box. 211 of the pencils were pink. The ratio of the number of white pencils to the number of purple pencils was 4 : 5. There were 252 fewer pink pencils than purple pencils.
  1. Find the ratio of the number of white pencils to the number of pink pencils to the number of purple pencils in the box.
  2. How many purple pencils were there?