Question

Mariana is painting her new bedroom purple. She has decided to mix her own purple paint. To create the shade of purple she likes best, she must maintain a ratio of 5 ounces red to 6 ounces blue. If she has 21 ounces of blue paint, how much red paint will she need?

Answer 1

Red paint needed = x = 17.5 ounces

Explanation:

Ratio of red to blue paint = 5 ounces : 6 ounces

If she has 21 ounces of blue paint, how much red paint will she need?

Ratio of red to blue paint = x ounces : 21 ounces

Equate the ratios

5 : 6 = x : 21

5/6 = x/21

Cross multiply

5*21 = 6*x

105 = 6x

x = 105/6

x = 17.5 ounces

Red paint needed = x = 17.5 ounces