Question

I need help it with this it also has three parts to it. Wayne another painter is mixing paint. He makes six quarts of brown paint by mixing equal quantities of yellow paint and violet paint. The violet paint is made from one-third red paint and two-thirds blue paint

1.How much red paint does he use?

2. How much blue paint does he use?

3. What percentage of the brown paint is made from blue paint?

Answer 1

Answer:

a)  1 quart

b)  2 quarts

c)  33.33 % of the brown paint is made of blue paint

Step-by-step explanation:

6 quarts brown paint =  1/2 of yellow paint and 1/2 violet paint

violet paint = 1/3 red paint 2/3 blue paint

then

6 quarts brown paint =  1/2 of yellow paint and 1/2 (1/3 red paint and 2/3 blue paint)

or

6 quarts brown paint = 1/2 of yellow paint , (1/2*1/3) red paint and (1/2*2/3) blue paint

6 quarts brown paint = 1/2 of yellow paint , 1/6 red paint and 1/3 blue paint

then

a) he uses 1/6 of 6 quarts to make red paint = 1/6*6 = 1 quart

b) he uses 1/3 of 6 quarts to make red paint = 1/3*6 = 2 quarts

c) brown paint is made with 1/3 of blue paint = 33.33 % of the brown paint is made of blue paint