Foundation November 2024 Paper 3 Q22
22 A bag contains only blue, green and red counters in the ratio 7 : 3 : 2.
There are 76 more blue counters than green counters in the bag.
Work out the total number of counters in the bag. [4]
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| 228 | 4 | B3 for 133, 57 and 38 or M3 for \(\dfrac{76}{7 - 3} \times\) their \((7 + 3 + 2)\) oe or M2 for \(\dfrac{76}{7 - 3} \times n\) oe where \(n = 2\), 3 or 7 or M1 for \(\dfrac{76}{7 - 3}\) implied by 19 or correct trial with blue >76 and difference between blue and green shown | Trials
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