Question
jenny is making tie dyed shirts for her class with her school colors, blue and yellow. she used a total of 8 ounces of fabric paint. the amount of blue paint is 3 times the amount of yellow paint.
how many blue and yellow dye did jenny use?
how many blue and yellow dye did jenny use?
Answers
GPT 3.5
Let's represent the amount of blue paint as B and the amount of yellow paint as Y.
Given that the total amount of fabric paint used is 8 ounces, we can write an equation:
B + Y = 8
We are also told that the amount of blue paint is 3 times the amount of yellow paint:
B = 3Y
Substitute the second equation into the first equation:
3Y + Y = 8
4Y = 8
Y = 2
Now we can find the amount of blue paint:
B = 3(2)
B = 6
Therefore, Jenny used 6 ounces of blue paint and 2 ounces of yellow paint for her tie-dyed shirts.
Given that the total amount of fabric paint used is 8 ounces, we can write an equation:
B + Y = 8
We are also told that the amount of blue paint is 3 times the amount of yellow paint:
B = 3Y
Substitute the second equation into the first equation:
3Y + Y = 8
4Y = 8
Y = 2
Now we can find the amount of blue paint:
B = 3(2)
B = 6
Therefore, Jenny used 6 ounces of blue paint and 2 ounces of yellow paint for her tie-dyed shirts.