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28 April, 04:08

A painter is making a new color she used color A, color B and color C. In the ratio 2:5:6. She used 91 gallons of paint. How much of color she use?

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  1. 28 April, 04:36
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    You can solve by putting this into an equation:

    2x + 5x + 6x = 91

    The x represents the amount of color times its ratio

    13x = 91

    x = 7

    So now we have:

    2 (7) + 5 (7) + 6 (7) = 91

    14 + 35 + 42 = 91

    49 + 42 = 91

    91 = 91
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