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Vanessa had a bag of gold beads and pink beads in the ratio 17 : 8. She removed an equal number of gold beads and pink beads from the bag. The ratio of the number of gold beads and pink beads left in the bag became 5 : 1. What percentage of the beads were left in the bag?
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PSLE
Vanessa had a bag of gold beads and pink beads in the ratio 17 : 8. She removed an equal number of gold beads and pink beads from the bag. The ratio of the number of gold beads and pink beads left in the bag became 5 : 1. What percentage of the beads were left in the bag?