Question
35 of the crayons in a bag were purple and the rest were white and red. 30% of the white crayons and 40% of the red crayons were thrown away. There was an equal number of white and red crayons left. If there were 252 white and red crayons left,
  1. What was the number of purple crayons?
  2. What was the total number of crayons in the bag at first?
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35 of the crayons in a bag were purple and the rest were white and red. 30% of the white crayons and 40% of the red crayons were thrown away. There was an equal number of white and red crayons left. If there were 252 white and red crayons left,
  1. What was the number of purple crayons?
  2. What was the total number of crayons in the bag at first?