Question
79 of the crayons in a bag were blue and the rest were green and purple. 40% of the green crayons and 20% of the purple crayons were thrown away. There was an equal number of green and purple crayons left. If there were 192 green and purple crayons left,
  1. What was the number of blue crayons?
  2. What was the total number of crayons in the bag at first?
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79 of the crayons in a bag were blue and the rest were green and purple. 40% of the green crayons and 20% of the purple crayons were thrown away. There was an equal number of green and purple crayons left. If there were 192 green and purple crayons left,
  1. What was the number of blue crayons?
  2. What was the total number of crayons in the bag at first?