Question
15 of the markers in a bag were silver and the rest were brown and green. 35% of the brown markers and 25% of the green markers were thrown away. There was an equal number of brown and green markers left. If there were 468 brown and green markers left,
  1. What was the number of silver markers?
  2. What was the total number of markers in the bag at first?
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15 of the markers in a bag were silver and the rest were brown and green. 35% of the brown markers and 25% of the green markers were thrown away. There was an equal number of brown and green markers left. If there were 468 brown and green markers left,
  1. What was the number of silver markers?
  2. What was the total number of markers in the bag at first?