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Sarah had a box of yellow balls and purple balls in the ratio 16 : 9. She removed an equal number of yellow balls and purple balls from the box. The ratio of the number of yellow balls and purple balls left in the box became 9 : 5. What percentage of the balls were left in the box?
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PSLE
Sarah had a box of yellow balls and purple balls in the ratio 16 : 9. She removed an equal number of yellow balls and purple balls from the box. The ratio of the number of yellow balls and purple balls left in the box became 9 : 5. What percentage of the balls were left in the box?