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5/12(fraction) of a buundle of drinking straws are white. The rest are pink and purple. The Ratio of the number of pink straws to the number of purple straws is 3:4. There are 48 more white straws than pink straws. Find the total number of straws in the bundle.

P.S. Solve using ratio. ASAP pls.

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ANSWER ⇒ the total number of straws in the bundle is 288

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