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37 of the pencils in a bag were pink and the rest were silver and gold. 35% of the silver pencils and 30% of the gold pencils were thrown away. There was an equal number of silver and gold pencils left. If there were 364 silver and gold pencils left,
  1. What was the number of pink pencils?
  2. What was the total number of pencils in the bag at first?
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37 of the pencils in a bag were pink and the rest were silver and gold. 35% of the silver pencils and 30% of the gold pencils were thrown away. There was an equal number of silver and gold pencils left. If there were 364 silver and gold pencils left,
  1. What was the number of pink pencils?
  2. What was the total number of pencils in the bag at first?