Question

a housepainter mixed 5 gallons of blue paint with every 9 gallons of yellow paint in order to make a green paint . which ratio of gallons of blue paint to gallons of yellow paint will make the same shade of green paint. A. 30:54B.6:10C. 10:45D.27:15

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

The ratio represents how many units are of gallons of blue paint compared to the units of gallons of yellow paint. The housepainter uses 5 gallons of blue paint for every 9 gallons of yellow paint. The ratio is 5 divided by 9

The options are not simplified. We have to simplify them in order to know which one is correct:

`\begin{gathered} (30)/(54)=(5)/(9)\text{ option A} \\ (6)/(10)=(3)/(5)\text{ option B} \\ (10)/(45)=(2)/(9)\text{ option C} \\ (27)/(45)=(3)/(5)\text{ option D} \end{gathered}`

Answer:

The ratio is 5/9 the answer is option A. 30:54