There are 24 more green counters than red
Solution:
Given that, Keane has a total of 96 counters
Some are green and some are red.
The ratio of the number of red to number of green counters is 3 : 5
number of red counters : number of green counters = 3 : 5
Let the number of red counters be 3x
Let the number of green counters be 5x
Total number of counters = 96
Therefore,
number of red counters + number of green counters = 96
3x + 5x = 96
8x = 96
x = 12
Number of red counters = 3x = 3(12) = 36
Number of green counters = 5x = 5(12) = 60
Number of green counters than red = number of green counters - number of red counters
Number of green counters than red = 60 - 36 = 24
Thus there are 24 more green counters than red