Mr polandski is adding food coloring to water to create his own paint colors. he has 5 1/3 cups of water to create a color he needs 2/3 cup of water how many paint colors in all can mr. polanski create if he uses all the cups of water he has

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Brice Arroyo

Mathematics

21 April, 02:03

Mr polandski is adding food coloring to water to create his own paint colors. he has 5 1/3 cups of water to create a color he needs 2/3 cup of water how many paint colors in all can mr. polanski create if he uses all the cups of water he has

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Johnny Graves · Answer 1

To solve the number of paint color he can make if he utilize all his water, first convert the mix fraction into improper fraction

5 1/3 = 15/3 + 1/3

= 16/3 cups of water

Divide it by 2/3 cup

Number of color = (16/3) / (2/3)

= 8 paint colors