Question
79 of the pencils in a bag were yellow and the rest were gold and green. 35% of the gold pencils and 25% of the green pencils were thrown away. There was an equal number of gold and green pencils left. If there were 468 gold and green 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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79 of the pencils in a bag were yellow and the rest were gold and green. 35% of the gold pencils and 25% of the green pencils were thrown away. There was an equal number of gold and green pencils left. If there were 468 gold and green pencils left,
  1. What was the number of yellow pencils?
  2. What was the total number of pencils in the bag at first?