Question

To mix a particular shade of purple paint, red paint and blue paint are mixed in the ratio 5:3. To make 24 gallons of this shade of purple paint, how many gallons of red and blue paint should be used?

Answer 1

15 gallons red paint and 9 gallons blue paint

Explanation:

1 gallon unique purple shade = red 5:3 blue

Let's see how many parts are there in total, 5+3=8

24 gallons divided by 8 parts = 3

5x3 =15

3x3=9