Question
58 of the crayons in a bag were black and the rest were silver and blue. 40% of the silver crayons and 25% of the blue crayons were thrown away. There was an equal number of silver and blue crayons left. If there were 420 silver and blue crayons left,
  1. What was the number of black crayons?
  2. What was the total number of crayons in the bag at first?
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58 of the crayons in a bag were black and the rest were silver and blue. 40% of the silver crayons and 25% of the blue crayons were thrown away. There was an equal number of silver and blue crayons left. If there were 420 silver and blue crayons left,
  1. What was the number of black crayons?
  2. What was the total number of crayons in the bag at first?