Question
25 of the markers in a bag were green and the rest were silver and brown. 20% of the silver markers and 30% of the brown markers were thrown away. There was an equal number of silver and brown markers left. If there were 448 silver and brown markers left,
  1. What was the number of green markers?
  2. What was the total number of markers in the bag at first?
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25 of the markers in a bag were green and the rest were silver and brown. 20% of the silver markers and 30% of the brown markers were thrown away. There was an equal number of silver and brown markers left. If there were 448 silver and brown markers left,
  1. What was the number of green markers?
  2. What was the total number of markers in the bag at first?