Question

1. A particular shade of orange paint has 2 cups of yellow

paint for every 3 cups of red paint. On the double number

line, circle the numbers of cups of yellow and red paint

needed for 3 batches of orange paint.

Answer 1

6 cups of yellow paint and 9 cups of red paint are required for 3 batches of orange paint.

Explanation:

Consider the provided information.

A particular shade of orange paint has 2 cups of yellow paint for every 3 cups of red paint.

We need to find the numbers of cups of yellow and red paint needed for 3 batches of orange paint.

For one batches of orange paint we need 2 cups of yellow and 3 cups of red.

So for 3 batches of orange paint we need:

2×3 = 6 cups of yellow paint.

3×3 = 9 cups of red paint.

The required number line is shown below.