There are 12 counters in a bag. 1/2 are red, 1/3 of the remaining counters are blue. The rest are green. How many counters are green?

1/2 of 12 is 6 - 6 red counters. 6 remaining counters. 1/3 of 6 is 2 - 2 blue counters. 4 remaining counters - 4 green counters

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