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Margo mixed 24 ounces of blue paint and 16 ounces of red paint to create a new purple color. In order to create 72 more ounces of this exact purple color, how many ounces of red paint would she need?

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Well, since 24+16 is 40, this would mean we get 40 ounces of purple paint. There is also a 150% difference between 24 and 16, so 2/3 times 24 = 16.

2/3 of the mixture is blue paint, while 1/3 of the mixture is red paint, so 1/3 of 72 is 24.

Thus, the answer is 24 ounces of red paint.

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