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57 of the pencils in a bag were white and the rest were gold and pink. 25% of the gold pencils and 40% of the pink pencils were thrown away. There was an equal number of gold and pink pencils left. If there were 264 gold and pink pencils left,
  1. What was the number of white pencils?
  2. What was the total number of pencils in the bag at first?
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57 of the pencils in a bag were white and the rest were gold and pink. 25% of the gold pencils and 40% of the pink pencils were thrown away. There was an equal number of gold and pink pencils left. If there were 264 gold and pink pencils left,
  1. What was the number of white pencils?
  2. What was the total number of pencils in the bag at first?