Statement Problem: A mixture of paint calls for 1/3 cups of red paint and 3/4 cups of yellow paint. How many cups of red paint would be needed for every one cup of yellow paint?
Solution:
Mixture of paint contains;
![(1)/(3)\text{cups of red and }(3)/(4)\text{cups of yellow paint}](https://img.qammunity.org/2023/formulas/mathematics/college/2tprocnfuigut4wywya1kveco67sfq92xi.png)
For every one cup of yellow paint, there are;
![\begin{gathered} ((1)/(3)/(3)/(4))\text{cups of red paints} \\ =(1)/(3)*(4)/(3) \\ =(4)/(9)\text{cups of red paints} \end{gathered}](https://img.qammunity.org/2023/formulas/mathematics/college/qefzjjla41lny8mb5ixxiv5slew639avi0.png)