Question

In art class students are mixing blue and red paint to make purple paint. Mayerlin

mixes 1 cup of blue paint and 2 cups of red paint. David mixes 2 cups of blue paint
and 5 cups of red paint. Use Mayerlin and David's percent of blue paint to determine
whose purple paint will be bluer.
Mayerlin percent of blue paint (to nearest whole number) =
David percent of blue paint (to nearest whole number):
• Mayerlin's purple paint will be bluer.
O David's purple paint will be bluer.
O The two purple paints will be equally blue.
=
%
%

Answer 1

Mayerlin uses blue to red at a ratio of 1:2 meaning that her paint will be 1/3 or 67% blue

David uses blue to red at a ratio of 2:5 meaning that his paint will be 2/7 or 29% blue

67% > 29%

so Mayerlins paint will be bluer