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To make a certain shade of paint, an

artist needs to mix yellow paint with
blue paint at a ratio of 3 to 5.
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He needs 32 ounces of paint.
How much yellow paint should he buy?

User Mladzo
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3/5 and 32/x cross multiply
User Josip Ivic
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