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Jaime mixes purple paint. She uses three pints of blue paint for every four
pints of red paint. Jaime wants to mix more paint exactly the same color. She
has 14 pints of red paint. How much blue paint does she need?
pints of red paint. Jaime wants to mix more paint exactly the same color. She
has 14 pints of red paint. How much blue paint does she need?
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Answered by
Jai
Let n = pints of blue paint needed
Use ratio and proportion.
3 blue : 4 red = n : 14 red
Rewriting,
3/4 = n/14
n = (3/4) * 14
n = 42/4
n = 21/2 pints of blue paint
Use ratio and proportion.
3 blue : 4 red = n : 14 red
Rewriting,
3/4 = n/14
n = (3/4) * 14
n = 42/4
n = 21/2 pints of blue paint
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