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Stage 8 - Q10 - 6 marks
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A bag has red : blue = \(3:4\). After adding 48 red counters and 12 blue counters, the ratio is \(3:2\). Find the original counts and verify both ratios.

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Both colours change, so keep track of two new counts.

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