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A bag contains red marbles, green marbles and blue marbles only.
The ratio of the number of marbles of each colour is
red: green : blue =
12:5:2
There are 112 more red marbles than green marbles.
Work out the number of blue marbles.​

User MichaelH
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Answer:

32

Explanation:

Since there is 112 more red marbles than green marbles,

7 units= 112

1 unit= 112÷7= 16

2 units(no. of blue marbles)=16×2=32

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