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Lesley mixed 1 ounces of green paint with 4 ounce of purple paint. She decided to create 20

ounces of the same mixture. How many ounces of green paint does Lesley need for the new
mixture?

User Bernard Dy
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4 ounces cause 1:4 which becomes 4:16

User Jack Yu
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Answer:

4 oz

Explanation:

1:4 is the ratio for this. in total, this makes 5 oz of paint. multipy 5 by 4 to get 20 oz. multiply the 1 oz of green paint by 4 as well.

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