Question

To get the right color to paint the house, Wendy must

mix 1 gallon of green paint with 3 gallons of white paint.
How many gallons of green paint would Wendy need to
mix with 0.75 gallon of white paint? Explain your
answer.

Answer 1

Wendy must mix .25 with .75

Explanation:

Because 1 is a third of 3 which makes the process for the decimals.

Answer 2

0.25 gallon of green paint

Explanation:

3 gallons of white paint/1 gallon of green paint = 0.75 gallons of white paint

1 gallon of green paint/ 3 gallons of white paint = 0.25 gallons of green paint

Decimals should add up to 1.00, so 0.75 + 0.25 = 1.00

You can check your answer by 1.00 - 0.25 = 0.75