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If you mix 3 oz of blue paint with 2 oz of yellow paint, and then decide to create 20 oz of the same mixture, how many ounces of yellow paint do you need?

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tata:

• Blue paint (,: B,) 3

,

• ellow poaint (

,

• Mixture obtained ( ),O

,

• Total mixture (), T

,

• Total yellow paint (): , TY

Proportion f Y:


Y=(2)/(5)=0.4

TY:


TY=Y\cdot T=0.4\cdot20=8oz

nswer: 8oz

ummary:

0. We got the proportion of yellow paint in the mixture

,

1. We multiply the proportion by the total mixture to know how many ounces of yellow paint is needed.

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