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Elyse had a basket of silver marbles and brown marbles in the ratio 17 : 8. She removed an equal number of silver marbles and brown marbles from the basket. The ratio of the number of silver marbles and brown marbles left in the basket became 5 : 1. What percentage of the marbles were left in the basket?
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PSLE
Elyse had a basket of silver marbles and brown marbles in the ratio 17 : 8. She removed an equal number of silver marbles and brown marbles from the basket. The ratio of the number of silver marbles and brown marbles left in the basket became 5 : 1. What percentage of the marbles were left in the basket?