Question
37 of the pencils in a bag were white and the rest were gold and blue. 20% of the gold pencils and 40% of the blue pencils were thrown away. There was an equal number of gold and blue pencils left. If there were 288 gold and blue pencils left,
  1. What was the number of white 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 white and the rest were gold and blue. 20% of the gold pencils and 40% of the blue pencils were thrown away. There was an equal number of gold and blue pencils left. If there were 288 gold and blue pencils left,
  1. What was the number of white pencils?
  2. What was the total number of pencils in the bag at first?