Question
There are 25% as many pink balls as blue balls in Esther's collection of balls. The number of red balls is 30% fewer than the number of blue balls. There are 468 more red balls than pink balls.
  1. Find the total number of balls in the collection.
  2. What percentage are the number of blue balls as compared to the number of red balls? Leave your answer as a mixed number in its simplest form.
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There are 25% as many pink balls as blue balls in Esther's collection of balls. The number of red balls is 30% fewer than the number of blue balls. There are 468 more red balls than pink balls.
  1. Find the total number of balls in the collection.
  2. What percentage are the number of blue balls as compared to the number of red balls? Leave your answer as a mixed number in its simplest form.