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Usha had a box of blue marbles and pink marbles in the ratio 16 : 9. She removed an equal number of blue marbles and pink marbles from the box. The ratio of the number of blue marbles and pink marbles left in the box became 9 : 5. What percentage of the marbles were left in the box?
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PSLE
Usha had a box of blue marbles and pink marbles in the ratio 16 : 9. She removed an equal number of blue marbles and pink marbles from the box. The ratio of the number of blue marbles and pink marbles left in the box became 9 : 5. What percentage of the marbles were left in the box?