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57 of the pens in a bag were grey and the rest were silver and gold. 25% of the silver pens and 40% of the gold pens were thrown away. There was an equal number of silver and gold pens left. If there were 576 silver and gold pens left,
  1. What was the number of grey pens?
  2. What was the total number of pens in the bag at first?
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57 of the pens in a bag were grey and the rest were silver and gold. 25% of the silver pens and 40% of the gold pens were thrown away. There was an equal number of silver and gold pens left. If there were 576 silver and gold pens left,
  1. What was the number of grey pens?
  2. What was the total number of pens in the bag at first?