Question
There were some grey, brown and black markers in a box. 211 of the markers were brown. The ratio of the number of grey markers to the number of black markers was 4 : 5. There were 258 fewer brown markers than black markers.
  1. Find the ratio of the number of grey markers to the number of brown markers to the number of black markers in the box.
  2. How many black markers were there?
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There were some grey, brown and black markers in a box. 211 of the markers were brown. The ratio of the number of grey markers to the number of black markers was 4 : 5. There were 258 fewer brown markers than black markers.
  1. Find the ratio of the number of grey markers to the number of brown markers to the number of black markers in the box.
  2. How many black markers were there?