Question

leila mixes red dye and yellow dye in the ratio 5:4 to make 2.7 liters of orange dye. what is the volume of yellow dye used?

Answer 1

Add up the ratio first. (5:4 = 5 + 4 = 9 parts total.)

Then divide the sum of the ratio by the total amount of orange dye. (2.7 ÷ 9 = 0.3 = 1 part.)

Now that we know what 1 part of the ratio is, we multiply 0.3 (1 part) by 4 (because yellow makes up 4 parts of the 5:4 ratio) = 1.2 liters.

The volume of yellow dye used = 1.2 liters.

Answer 2

Answer: the volume of yellow dye used is 1.2 liters

Step by step explanation:

Red dye and yellow dye in the ratio 5:4

Orange dye = 2.7 liters

What is the volume of yellow dye used = ?

Total number = 5+4

Total ratio = 9

Orange dye / total number of ratio

= 2.7/ 9

= 0.3

Ratio of yellow dye used = 4

0.3 * 4 = 1.2 liters