Question

A certain shade of paint is made by mixing 5 parts of blue paint with 2 parts of white paint. To get the correct shade, how many quarts of white paint should be mixed with 8.5 quarts of blue paint?

Answer 1

Answer:

6.8 quarts of white paint

Step-by-step explanation:

If you make 5 parts equal to 0.5 you will have 17 parts blue paint. 17 divided by 5 (to get how many parts we are using) is 3.4. One part blue paint is 3.4 quarts. Times that by two to get how many parts of white paint. We need 6.8 quarts of white paint.