Question
There are 25% as many grey beads as gold beads in Min's collection of beads. The number of pink beads is 45% fewer than the number of gold beads. There are 498 more pink beads than grey beads.
  1. Find the total number of beads in the collection.
  2. What percentage are the number of gold beads as compared to the number of pink beads? Leave your answer as a mixed number in its simplest form.
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There are 25% as many grey beads as gold beads in Min's collection of beads. The number of pink beads is 45% fewer than the number of gold beads. There are 498 more pink beads than grey beads.
  1. Find the total number of beads in the collection.
  2. What percentage are the number of gold beads as compared to the number of pink beads? Leave your answer as a mixed number in its simplest form.