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isabelle is mixing red paint with blue paint to make purple paint. She adds 3/10 of a fluid ounce of red to 11/15 of a fluid ounce of blue to make 1 1/30 fluid ounces of purple. How many fluid ounces of red paint will she need to make 3 fluid ounces of purple paint?

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Answer:

Set up a proportion.

Red1/purple1 = Red2/purple2

Red1 = X

purple1 = 3

Red2 = 3/10

purple2 = 31/30

Explanation:

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User Raffael
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Set up a proportion.
Red1/purple1 = Red2/purple2

Red1 = X
purple1 = 3
Red2 = 3/10
purple2 = 31/30


Hope this helps!
User Suhas Gavad
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