Question
37 of the markers in a bag were blue and the rest were yellow and red. 10% of the yellow markers and 25% of the red markers were thrown away. There was an equal number of yellow and red markers left. If there were 432 yellow and red markers left,
  1. What was the number of blue markers?
  2. What was the total number of markers in the bag at first?
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37 of the markers in a bag were blue and the rest were yellow and red. 10% of the yellow markers and 25% of the red markers were thrown away. There was an equal number of yellow and red markers left. If there were 432 yellow and red markers left,
  1. What was the number of blue markers?
  2. What was the total number of markers in the bag at first?