To combine blue and yellow paint in a ratio of 1:3, Nate would need a total of 4 parts (1 part blue + 3 parts yellow).
Since he needs a total of 8 gallons of paint, each part would be equal to 8/4 = 2 gallons.
Therefore, Nate would need to buy 3 parts of yellow paint, which is 3 * 2 = 6 gallons of yellow paint.
So the answer is 6 gallons.
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An illustration shows a rectangle labeled as Blue. Another set of three adjacent rectangles is labeled as Yellow and is placed below Blue. All rectangles have the same dimensions. A bracket on the right side encompasses both sets and points to the number 8.
Nate is helping to redesign his basement. He is in charge of choosing and buying the paint. He wants a specific shade of green, so he is going to combine blue and yellow paint in the ratio of 1:3 . If he needs 8 gallons of paint, how much yellow paint does he need to buy?
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24 gallons
24 gallons
6 gallons
6 gallons
2 gallons
2 gallons
4 gallons
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