Question
47 of the markers in a bag were brown and the rest were blue and pink. 25% of the blue markers and 40% of the pink markers were thrown away. There was an equal number of blue and pink markers left. If there were 480 blue and pink markers left,
  1. What was the number of brown markers?
  2. What was the total number of markers in the bag at first?
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47 of the markers in a bag were brown and the rest were blue and pink. 25% of the blue markers and 40% of the pink markers were thrown away. There was an equal number of blue and pink markers left. If there were 480 blue and pink markers left,
  1. What was the number of brown markers?
  2. What was the total number of markers in the bag at first?