Question
79 of the markers in a bag were blue and the rest were purple and pink. 10% of the purple markers and 40% of the pink markers were thrown away. There was an equal number of purple and pink markers left. If there were 144 purple and pink markers left,
  1. What was the number of blue markers?
  2. What was the total number of markers in the bag at first?
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79 of the markers in a bag were blue and the rest were purple and pink. 10% of the purple markers and 40% of the pink markers were thrown away. There was an equal number of purple and pink markers left. If there were 144 purple and pink markers left,
  1. What was the number of blue markers?
  2. What was the total number of markers in the bag at first?