Question
57 of the pens in a bag were blue and the rest were red and purple. 25% of the red pens and 35% of the purple pens were thrown away. There was an equal number of red and purple pens left. If there were 312 red and purple pens left,
  1. What was the number of blue pens?
  2. What was the total number of pens in the bag at first?
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57 of the pens in a bag were blue and the rest were red and purple. 25% of the red pens and 35% of the purple pens were thrown away. There was an equal number of red and purple pens left. If there were 312 red and purple pens left,
  1. What was the number of blue pens?
  2. What was the total number of pens in the bag at first?