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Question 27

In a jar there are only strawberry, grape, orange, and mint sweets.

A sweet is taken at random from the jar.

The table shows the probabilities that the sweet will be strawberry flavored or mint flavored.

FlavorStrawberryGrapeOrangeMint
Probability0.240.16

The probability that the sweet will be orange is two times the probability that the sweet will be grape.

There are 32 mint sweets in the jar.

Work out the number of orange sweets in the jar.

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Probability Questions

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Practise Eduqas GCSE Maths Probability with exam-style questions for Foundation and Higher tier. 212 questions, matched to the Eduqas GCSE Maths (C300QS) specification and written in Component 1 and Component 2 style. Every question includes a full worked solution and mark scheme, so you can see where marks are awarded rather than just whether you got the answer right.

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