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57 of the pencils in a bag were black and the rest were grey and purple. 25% of the grey pencils and 20% of the purple pencils were thrown away. There was an equal number of grey and purple pencils left. If there were 192 grey and purple pencils left,
  1. What was the number of black pencils?
  2. What was the total number of pencils in the bag at first?
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57 of the pencils in a bag were black and the rest were grey and purple. 25% of the grey pencils and 20% of the purple pencils were thrown away. There was an equal number of grey and purple pencils left. If there were 192 grey and purple pencils left,
  1. What was the number of black pencils?
  2. What was the total number of pencils in the bag at first?