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47 of the pencils in a bag were purple and the rest were pink and gold. 40% of the pink pencils and 30% of the gold pencils were thrown away. There was an equal number of pink and gold pencils left. If there were 504 pink and gold pencils left,
  1. What was the number of purple pencils?
  2. What was the total number of pencils in the bag at first?
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47 of the pencils in a bag were purple and the rest were pink and gold. 40% of the pink pencils and 30% of the gold pencils were thrown away. There was an equal number of pink and gold pencils left. If there were 504 pink and gold pencils left,
  1. What was the number of purple pencils?
  2. What was the total number of pencils in the bag at first?