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A certain shade of blue paint is made by mixing 1 1/2 quarts of blue paint with 5 quarts of white paint. If you need a total of 16.25 quarts of this shade of blue paint, how much of the blue paint should you mix?

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Answer:

9.75

1 1/2+5=6 1/2

6 1/2=6 2/4=6.50

16.25-6.50=9.75

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