Question
57 of the markers in a bag were gold and the rest were purple and blue. 25% of the purple markers and 10% of the blue markers were thrown away. There was an equal number of purple and blue markers left. If there were 144 purple and blue markers left,
  1. What was the number of gold markers?
  2. What was the total number of markers in the bag at first?
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57 of the markers in a bag were gold and the rest were purple and blue. 25% of the purple markers and 10% of the blue markers were thrown away. There was an equal number of purple and blue markers left. If there were 144 purple and blue markers left,
  1. What was the number of gold markers?
  2. What was the total number of markers in the bag at first?