Question

Jan and Jerome are mixing red paint with white paint to make pink paint, in the ratio of 4 parts red to 5 parts white. How many gallons of red paint should they mix with 1 gallon of white paint? Express your answer as a common fraction

Answer 1

4/5

Explanation:

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Answer 2

0.8 gallons of red paint or 4/5 gallons of red paint

Explanation:

Jan and Jerome are mixing red paint with white paint to make pink paint, in the ratio of 4 parts red to 5 parts white. How many gallons of red paint should they mix with 1 gallon of white paint? Express your answer as a common fraction

How many gallons of red paint should they mix with 1 gallon of white paint?

Let parts be represented as x

Hence:

Red : white

4 : 5

4/5 = x/ 1

We cross Multiply

5x = 4

x = 4/5

x = 0.8 gallons of red paint or 4/5 gallons of red paint