Question
There are 20% as many purple balls as gold balls in Mary's collection of balls. The number of green balls is 30% fewer than the number of gold balls. There are 385 more green balls than purple balls.
  1. Find the total number of balls in the collection.
  2. What percentage are the number of gold balls as compared to the number of green balls? Leave your answer as a mixed number in its simplest form.
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There are 20% as many purple balls as gold balls in Mary's collection of balls. The number of green balls is 30% fewer than the number of gold balls. There are 385 more green balls than purple balls.
  1. Find the total number of balls in the collection.
  2. What percentage are the number of gold balls as compared to the number of green balls? Leave your answer as a mixed number in its simplest form.