Question

An artist mixes yellow and blue paint to make the perfect shade of green she uses 2 oz of blue paint for every 7 oz of yellow paint has she has 49 oz of yellow left how many ounces of blue will she need to add

Answer 1

To maintain the correct ratio of yellow to blue paint, which is 7 oz of yellow for every 2 oz of blue, we can set up a proportion to find out how many ounces of blue paint will be needed for 49 oz of yellow paint.

The ratio is:

Yellow : Blue = 7 : 2

We know the artist has 49 oz of yellow paint. To find out how much blue paint is needed, we use the proportion:

7 oz yellow : 2 oz blue = 49 oz yellow : x oz blue

Now, we can solve for x (the amount of blue paint needed) by cross-multiplying:

7 * x = 49 * 2

7x = 98

Now solve for x:

x = 98 / 7

x = 14 oz

Therefore, the artist will need 14 ounces of blue paint to mix with 49 ounces of yellow paint to maintain the perfect shade of green.

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