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30 September, 02:19

A certain shade of paint is made by mixing 5 parts blue paint with 2 parts white paint. To get the same shade of paint how much white paint should be mixed with 8.5 quarts of blue paint?

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  1. 30 September, 02:31
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    The concept that is useful to answering the question above is the ratio - proportion. Let x be the number of white paint that should be used in the mixture. The ratio - proportion expression of the given above is,

    5 parts / 2 parts = 8.5 quarts / x quarts

    Solving for x gives an answer of x = 3.4. Thus, 3.4 quarts of white paint should be used for the mixture.
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