Question
There were some white, pink and purple files in a box. 110 of the files were pink. The ratio of the number of white files to the number of purple files was 4 : 5. There were 308 fewer pink files than purple files.
  1. Find the ratio of the number of white files to the number of pink files to the number of purple files in the box.
  2. How many purple files were there?
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There were some white, pink and purple files in a box. 110 of the files were pink. The ratio of the number of white files to the number of purple files was 4 : 5. There were 308 fewer pink files than purple files.
  1. Find the ratio of the number of white files to the number of pink files to the number of purple files in the box.
  2. How many purple files were there?