Question

(From Unit 4 Lesson 1)

5. A type of green paint is made by mixing 2 cups of yellow with 3.5 cups of blue.
a. Find a mixture that will make the same shade of green but a smaller amount.
b. Find a mixture that will make the same shade of green but a larger amount.
Findami

Answer 1

a. 1 cup of yellow and 1.75 cups of blue

b. 4 cups of yellow and 7 cups of blue

Explanation:

a. We can multiply both sides of this ratio by an number of our choice to get an equivalent ratio. 2:3.5 = 1: 1.75. (We are multiplying by 1/2)

b. 2 : 3.5 = 4 : 7 (We are multiplying by 2)