Question
79 of the crayons in a bag were red and the rest were green and yellow. 25% of the green crayons and 40% of the yellow crayons were thrown away. There was an equal number of green and yellow crayons left. If there were 564 green and yellow crayons left,
  1. What was the number of red crayons?
  2. What was the total number of crayons in the bag at first?
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79 of the crayons in a bag were red and the rest were green and yellow. 25% of the green crayons and 40% of the yellow crayons were thrown away. There was an equal number of green and yellow crayons left. If there were 564 green and yellow crayons left,
  1. What was the number of red crayons?
  2. What was the total number of crayons in the bag at first?