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To decorate a cake, you make a shade of purple icing using 12 drops of red food coloring for every 18 drops of blue.

How many drops of blue food coloring would you need if you use 6 drops of red food coloring?

User Cyogenos
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Answer:

i think its 12

Explanation:

18-12 =6

so you probably have to add 6 more drops of blue to however much of red youve added

sorry if im wrong :)

User Nilamber Singh
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Answer:

9 blue

Explanation:

12/18= 4/6

6 red

9 blue

User Ngeek
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