Question

a certain shade of blue is made by mixing 1.5 quarts of blue paint with 5 quarts of white paint. If you need a total of 16.25 gallons of this shade of blue paint, how much of each color should you mix​

Answer 1

blue is 3.75 and white is 12.5

Explanation:

Answer 2

3.75 of blue mixed with 12.5 of white is the correct answer

Explanation:

We know the blue and white paints are a 1.5 : 5 ratio, and if we have a total of 16.25 by 1.5 by 5.

1.5 * 2.5 = 3.75

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5 * 2.5 = 12.5

SO blue is 3.75 and white is 12.5