Question

a certain shade of paint is made my making 10 parts green paint with 4 parts white pain to get the correct shade how many quarts of white paint should be mixed with 8.5 quarts of green paint

Answer 1

3.4 quarts

Explanation:

10:4

8.5:x

8.5(4) = 10x

34 = 10x

3.4 quarts