Question

An artist mixes 2 parts red paint with 3 parts yellow paint to get the shade of orange she wants. How many quarts of red paint must she mix with 12 quarts of yellow paint to get the same shade?

Answer 1

8 quarts

Explanation:

We are given that an artist wants a shade of orange by mixing 2 parts red paint with 3 parts yellow paint .

We have to find number of quarts of red paint must she mix with 12 quarts of yellow paint to get the same shade.

Ratio of red paint to yellow paint=2:3

If she wants same shade then the ratio of red paint to yellow paint must remain same.

Let x quarts of red paint mix with yellow paint to get same shade.

`(x)/(12)=(2)/(3)`

`x=(2)/(3)* 12=8`

Hence,she required 8 quarts of red paint mix with 12 quarts of yellow paint to get the same shade .