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Jean had a box of black marbles and blue marbles in the ratio 17 : 8. She removed an equal number of black marbles and blue marbles from the box. The ratio of the number of black marbles and blue marbles left in the box became 10 : 1. What percentage of the marbles were left in the box?
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PSLE
Jean had a box of black marbles and blue marbles in the ratio 17 : 8. She removed an equal number of black marbles and blue marbles from the box. The ratio of the number of black marbles and blue marbles left in the box became 10 : 1. What percentage of the marbles were left in the box?