Question
47 of the markers in a bag were silver and the rest were grey and gold. 25% of the grey markers and 40% of the gold markers were thrown away. There was an equal number of grey and gold markers left. If there were 372 grey and gold markers left,
  1. What was the number of silver markers?
  2. What was the total number of markers in the bag at first?
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47 of the markers in a bag were silver and the rest were grey and gold. 25% of the grey markers and 40% of the gold markers were thrown away. There was an equal number of grey and gold markers left. If there were 372 grey and gold markers left,
  1. What was the number of silver markers?
  2. What was the total number of markers in the bag at first?