Question
There are 20% as many pink balls as red balls in Nora's collection of balls. The number of silver balls is 30% fewer than the number of red balls. There are 455 more silver balls than pink balls.
  1. Find the total number of balls in the collection.
  2. What percentage are the number of red balls as compared to the number of silver balls? Leave your answer as a mixed number in its simplest form.
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There are 20% as many pink balls as red balls in Nora's collection of balls. The number of silver balls is 30% fewer than the number of red balls. There are 455 more silver balls than pink balls.
  1. Find the total number of balls in the collection.
  2. What percentage are the number of red balls as compared to the number of silver balls? Leave your answer as a mixed number in its simplest form.