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Mindy is mixing paints. She makes orange paint by using a yellow-to-red ratio of

3:1. She makes purple paint by using a red-to-blue ratio of 5:2. Mindy needs to mix

24 ounces of orange paint and 28 ounces of purple paint. How much red paint will

she use?

Answer 1

On solving the given question, we got that For 24 ounces of orange paint ,  8 ounce of red paint are required  and And for 28 ounces of purples paint , 70 ounces of red paint are required

How do you calculate the proportion between a ratio and a proportion?

Any two quantities can be compared using the ratio formula a: b a/b. Conversely, the percentage formula is written as a:b::c:d⟶ab=cd a : b :: c : d ⟶ a b = c d

24 ounces of orange paint ,

1 X 24/3 = 8 ounce of red paint are required

And for 28 ounces of purples paint

5 X 28 / 2 = 70 ounces of red paint are required

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