Question
57 of the markers in a bag were gold and the rest were brown and grey. 10% of the brown markers and 25% of the grey markers were thrown away. There was an equal number of brown and grey markers left. If there were 504 brown and grey markers left,
  1. What was the number of gold markers?
  2. What was the total number of markers in the bag at first?
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57 of the markers in a bag were gold and the rest were brown and grey. 10% of the brown markers and 25% of the grey markers were thrown away. There was an equal number of brown and grey markers left. If there were 504 brown and grey markers left,
  1. What was the number of gold markers?
  2. What was the total number of markers in the bag at first?