Question

Several paint mixtures are made by mixing blue paint and white paint. Paint Colors Blue Paint White Paint Mixture A 5 cups 12 cups Mixture B 6 cups 6 cups Mixture C 4 cups 12 cups Mixture D 5 cups 6 cups Which mixture has the highest ratio of blue paint to white paint?

Answer 1

Mixture B

Explanation:

got it right on the test

Answer 2

Answer: Mixture C. 1:3

Explanation:

given data:

paint mixtures

mixture blue white

A 12 5

B 6 6

C 12 4

D 6 5

Solution:

=
`(4)/(12)`

=
`(1)/(3)`

= 1:3

from the given data, mixture C has the highest number or ratio of blue paint to white paint which is 1:3 this means for every bucket of white paint there are 3 other buckets of blue.