Question

A specific shade of orange paint calls for 2 parts yellow and 3 parts red. Catie uses 3 cups of yellow paint and 4 cups of red paint to make orange paint. This situation (Blank 1) a proportional relationship because (Blank 2)

A. Represents; the ratios are different.
B. Represents; both have a ratio of 2 : 3.
C. Does not represent; both have a ratio of 3 : 4.
D. Does not represent; the ratios are different.

Answer 1

The situation represents a proportional relationship because both have a ratio of 2 : 3.

Step-by-step explanation:

The situation represents a proportional relationship because both have a ratio of 2 : 3. In the recipe for the specific shade of orange paint, it calls for 2 parts yellow and 3 parts red. Catie uses 3 cups of yellow paint and 4 cups of red paint, which can be simplified to a ratio of 3 : 4. However, when we compare this ratio to the required ratio of 2 : 3, we can see that they are proportional.

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