Question
58 of the markers in a bag were black and the rest were blue and brown. 20% of the blue markers and 30% of the brown markers were thrown away. There was an equal number of blue and brown markers left. If there were 448 blue and brown markers left,
  1. What was the number of black markers?
  2. What was the total number of markers in the bag at first?
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58 of the markers in a bag were black and the rest were blue and brown. 20% of the blue markers and 30% of the brown markers were thrown away. There was an equal number of blue and brown markers left. If there were 448 blue and brown markers left,
  1. What was the number of black markers?
  2. What was the total number of markers in the bag at first?