Question
35 of the pencils in a bag were purple and the rest were green and pink. 10% of the green pencils and 25% of the pink pencils were thrown away. There was an equal number of green and pink pencils left. If there were 576 green and pink pencils left,
  1. What was the number of purple pencils?
  2. What was the total number of pencils in the bag at first?
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35 of the pencils in a bag were purple and the rest were green and pink. 10% of the green pencils and 25% of the pink pencils were thrown away. There was an equal number of green and pink pencils left. If there were 576 green and pink pencils left,
  1. What was the number of purple pencils?
  2. What was the total number of pencils in the bag at first?