Question

Andre makes green paint by mixing 5 cups of yellow paint with 2 cups of blue paint. let y represent the cups of yellow paint and b represent the cups of blue paint. Write an equation that shows how y and b are related.

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

Given;

We are told that to make green paint, Andre mixes the following;

`5cups\text{ }yellow\text{ }paint+2cups\text{ }blue\text{ }paint`

Required;

We are required to write an equation that shows how the yellow paint and blue paint are related.

Step-by-step solution;

We shall represent yellow paint with letter y, and blue paint with letter b.

The mixture is now represented as;

ANSWER:

`g=5y+2b`