Handful of cubes

Photo of coloured cubes. There are approximately 40 cubes in a variety of colours. In the photo there appears to be: 4 pink cubes, 7 orange cubes, 3 yellow cubes, 7 blue cubes, 3 cream cubes, 1 red cube, 3 light green cubes, 7 dark green cubes, 3 brown cubes and 8 black cubes.

Prompts

How many coloured cubes are in this picture?

Which colour of cube occurs most frequently?

How many of these blocks could you pick up in one handful?

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