Question
35 of the crayons in a bag were purple and the rest were black and yellow. 20% of the black crayons and 30% of the yellow crayons were thrown away. There was an equal number of black and yellow crayons left. If there were 112 black and yellow crayons left,
  1. What was the number of purple crayons?
  2. What was the total number of crayons in the bag at first?
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35 of the crayons in a bag were purple and the rest were black and yellow. 20% of the black crayons and 30% of the yellow crayons were thrown away. There was an equal number of black and yellow crayons left. If there were 112 black and yellow crayons left,
  1. What was the number of purple crayons?
  2. What was the total number of crayons in the bag at first?