Question
47 of the pencils in a bag were yellow and the rest were blue and black. 40% of the blue pencils and 25% of the black pencils were thrown away. There was an equal number of blue and black pencils left. If there were 108 blue and black pencils left,
  1. What was the number of yellow 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 yellow and the rest were blue and black. 40% of the blue pencils and 25% of the black pencils were thrown away. There was an equal number of blue and black pencils left. If there were 108 blue and black pencils left,
  1. What was the number of yellow pencils?
  2. What was the total number of pencils in the bag at first?