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