Question

A mixture is 25% red paint, 30% yellow paint, and 45%water. If 4 quarts of red paint are added to 20 quarts of the mixture, what is the percentage of red paint in the new mixture?

Answer 1

37.5%

To make this very simple I’m going to say that initially red= 5 quarts. Add 4 to that 5 to get 9 and then divide 9 by 24. This equals .375, so you would then multiply by 100 and get 37.5%. Hope this helps you out!